Flora

Rhanterium suaveolens Desf.

Family: Asteraceae

Flowering Time: Mar-May.

General Appearance

Rhanterium suaveolens Desf., it is a perennial plant, up to (40) 50-60 (-80) cm tall, much branched, rigid, subwoody, hairy; hairs woolly, whitish-grey. Leaves alternate, simple, sessile, (0.7-) 1-1.5 x 0.2 mm, oblong lanceolate, acute, margins with 2-3 pairs of small, outward directed teeth, hairy. Peduncles 0.5-1.5 cm, glabrescent, persistant on the stem, Capitulum (7-) 10-13 x5-7 mm, broadly cylindrical to subglobose, yellow. Involucre sub globose, glabrous. Involucral bracts 5-6 rowed, 5 in each row, herbaceo- coriaceous, recurved from the center forming soft hooks, acute, 1-nerved, margins narrowly membranous. Involucral bracts of the 1st row 3-3.25 x 0.5-0.75 mm, linear-ovate, ± flat. Involucral bracts of the 2nd row 3.5-4 x I mm, ovate, basal part weakly convex at the back. Involucral bracts of the 3rd row 4.25-5 x 1.25 mm. Involucral bracts of the 4th row 5-5.5 x 1-1.25 mm. Involucral bracts of the 5th & 6th row 5.25-6 x 1-1.25 mm, ovate-lanceolate, weakly reflexed, midnerve carinate at the back. Palea of the ray florets 4-5 x 2.5-3 mm, oblong, boat-shaped, with strongly infolded margins enclosing the basal parts of the ray floret, coriaceo- membranous, 3-4 nerved, apiculate. Those of the peripharal disc florets 5-6 x 0.5 mm, linear-lanceolate, ± flat, membranous, 1-nerved; nerve strong and thick. Ray florets 1-rowed, female; ligule 4.5-5 x 1.5 mm, oblong-lanceolate, unequally 3-toolhed; ovary 2-2.5 mm, curved, laterally flattened, 10 or more ribbed; base with a small callus; apex with 1 or 2 minute projections. Disc florets corolla 4-4.5 mm, narrowly obconical, 5-lobed; lobes 0.25- 0.5 mm, ovate, acute; ovary 1.5-2 mm, weakly 5-angled; pappus of (4-) 5 setae; setae 3-3.25 mm, narrowly spathulate, distally plumose.

Life Form

Phytochoria

Endemic in North Africa. The native range of this species is Algeria to Libya.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Bir Al-Ghanum 1972 Wadi Megenin 1974 Sabrata 2008 Jafara Plain (Wadi Ghado) 2015 Sabratha 2019 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021

Sirte Plains: Wadi Mol Ghildel, (122 km) E. of Sirte 1939 (130 km) N. of Hun 1973 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020

Benghazi Plain: Jardina-Soloq Region 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022

Jabal Nafusa: Ain Zarga, Jado 1970 (20 km) from Almaqata 1972 Om erramal, Kabau 1974 (11 km) S. of Nalut 1975 Tarhuna (Whedat, Wlaad Hammads, Terghlat) 2018 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Marmarica Plateau: Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2004

Al-Qibla area: Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/fr/species/3110117, https://www.tela-botanica.org/isfan-nn-138998-illustrations

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241377-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/241377-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000034170, https://www.gbif.org/species/3110117, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/138998/rhanterium-suaveolens-desf, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.g00452278

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 100.

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

Omar, N., Adrees, A., Alhursh, A., Shuayb, M., Alajeeli, O., Alzerbi, A.K. (2022) Identification of the Most Important Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region-Soloq, Libya. Scientific Journal for the Faculty of Science-Sirte University Vol. 2, No. 1 April (2022) 15-22. https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/issue/view/5, https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/article/view/51/45

Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region – Soloq, Libya. 2022_compressed

Al-Sghair, F.G. and Mahklouf, M.H. (2021) Vegetation Survey for Vascular Plants of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. Species. Vol.22 (69), 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/A1.pdf

Vegetation Survey of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. 2021

Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf

Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. 2021.-مضغوط

Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1

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El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020

Khalifa, S.M. & Bader, B.M. (2020) Floristic analysis of the family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region, Libya. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies-2020- Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part A. https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/?year=2020&vol=8&issue=6&part=A&ArticleId=1223, https://www.plantsjournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue6/PartA/8-6-2-621.pdf

Floristic analysis of the family Asteraceae in Al-Jufra region, Libya. 2020

Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar

Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. 2020

Omar, N., Alai, M.A. & Al-Zerbi, A.K. (2020) A Survey of Weed Species of Barley Crop Fields in Farms of GMR Agricultural Project in Jardina-Soloq Region, Libya. Libyan Journal of Basic Sciences, Vol: 11, No: 1, P: 29-38, August. 2020. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar, https://repository.uob.edu.ly/handle/123456789/1535

A Survey of Weed Species of Barley Crop Fields in Jardina-Soloq Region, Libya.2020

Saed, Z.H. S., Abohbell, H.A., Mahklouf, M. H. (2019) Floristic Analysis of the Family Asteraceae in Sabratha city- Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches 2019; 7(1): 18-25 Published online January, 2019.

Floristic Analysis of the Family Asteraceae in Sabratha city- Libya. 2019

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Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

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دراسة تحليلية للغطاء النباتي (حالة دراسية – ترغلات – بلدية ترهةنة-ليبيا) 2018

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