Nonea vesicaria (L.) Rchb.

Family: Boraginaceae

General Appearance

Nonea vesicaria (L.) Rchb., it is a setose hispid, strongly glandular pubescent, annual or biennial, with ascending 15-30 cm tall stems, very little branched. Lower leaves spathulate, long petiolate. sometimes dentate below. Upper leaves lanceolate or linear lanceolate, subacute, 30-200 x 5-25 mm. Bracts foliaceous, longer than flowers, pedicel refracted after fruiting. Calyx 5-7 mm at anthesis, covered with long patent hairs, 10-15 mm in fruit, divided almost up to the base. Corolla 9-12 mm long, brownish purple, divided 1̸2 of its length, limb 3.5-4.5 mm in diameter, lobes wider than long. Stamens included. Nutles 3.5-4.5 mm, obliquely ovoid, strongly ribbed, constricted just above the strongly ribbed collar like basal ring.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is W. & Central Medirt.

Distribution in Libya

Benghazi Plain:  Reported from Benghazi by Durand & Barratte and Pampanini

Marmarica Plateau:  Reported from Tobruk by Durand & Barratte and Pampanini

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1979) Flora of Libya, Boraginaceae Vol. (68) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 26.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. -: 378 – under: Nonea nigricans (Desf.) DC. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

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