Thapsia garganica L.

Common Name: Deryas
Family: Apiaceae
Flowering Time: Apr-May

General Appearance

Thapsia garganica L. / Infraspecifics: Thapsia garganica ssp. garganica // Heterotypic Synonyms: Thapsia garganica var. sylphium (Viv.) Bég. & A.Vacc., it is a perennial, erect, 0.3·2.5 m tall, glabrous or sparsely hairy herb with terete, striate, solid glaucous stem. Leaves deltoid-ovate in outline, 10-50 x 5-20 cm, hispid beneath, 2-3-pinnatisect into 2-5-whorled, linear-oblong lobes with linear, 10-40 (-60) x 2-5 (-15) mm, involute margined. entire or 1-2-toothed, acute or obtuse ultimate segments, usually whitish beneath. Umbels panieulate, 5-35-rayed, on long, glabrous peduncles; rays sub equal. stout, 4-14 cm long, glabrous. Bracts triangular, lanceotate,5-25 mm long, early withering and evidently absent. Umbellules 30-100-flowered. Pedicels 5-15 mm long, sub equal, slightly indurated at the base. Bracteoles absent. Petals oblong obovate, radiate, yellow. Styles erect, as long as conical stylopodium. Fruit oblong-elliptic, 10-25 x 9-20 mm (incld. meriearp wings), straw coloured, basally cordate, deeply emarginate at apex; meriearps with unwinged or narrowly winged central secondary rib, lateral ribs with 3-6 mm broad, thin. transversely, striate wings, membranous, (when young), thickish and white, shiny, when mature, with integrading intermediate forms.

Life Form

Ch

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Medit.,

Distribution in Libya

Jabal Nafusa:

Tarhuna (Msabha) 2018

Al-Jabal Al-Akhader:

Shahat 1962,1975,1978 (55 km) E. of Ras El-Hilal 1975 (5 km) before Derna to Shahat 1978  (21 km) from Gubba to Ras El-Hilal 1979 Wadi El-Kouf 1979  Derna, Ain Mara 1978  El-kouf area 1984  El-Hamamah to Biada 2003  Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007  Wadi El-Akar, Wadi Algharega, Sidi Ahmad Al-Hemery, Slonta, Wadi El-Kouf 2011  Al- Mansora 2013 Wadi El-Shees 2014  Wadi El-Kouf 2014  El-Merj 2016  Sidi Al-Hamri 2017  Wadi Derna 2017  Ain Mara 2020 Wadi Al-Kouf 2021

Notes

Wild,  medicinal plant, Endangered Plant in Libya.

Link of images:   https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=508901,  http://floranelsalento.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post_5644.html

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Apiaceae Vol. (117) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

Al-Traboulsi, M. & Alaib, M.A. (2021) A Survey of medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. NAT. CROAT, VOL. 30. No 2. (389-404), ZAGREB. December 31, 2021. https://hrcak.srce.hr/269442 / https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/390805

Al-Maqsabi, F. M. & Makhlouf, M. A. (2020) Vegetation cover in the Ain Mara region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region – Libya. The Libyan Journal of Science (An International Journal): Volume 23, 2020. https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/article/view/122,  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farag-Elmokasabi-2

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364.  http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html

Ab-Aziza, F.B., El–Barasi, Y.M. and Rahil, R.O. (2017) Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna-El-Jabal. Research article I Botany l Version 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fatma-Abuaziza, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2017) Similarities between elevations in a rare species of some locations at Al- Jabal Al-Akhdar in Libya. International Journal of Environment ISSN 2077-4505.Volume: 06 Issue: 03 July-Sept. 2017, Page: 78-102.  http://www.curresweb.com/ije/ije/2017/78-102.pdf

Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust, L. and AlBorki, A. (2016) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue4, pp 741-761|  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2,

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-016-0345-8

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375.  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Shaltout, K, Fawzy, M., Galal T., Awad M., El-Barasi Y., Saeed, B. (2014) Impact of waste water discharge on the plant communities and size structure of Wadi El-Shees, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. FeddesRepertorium2014, 125, 1-13 DOI: 10.1002/fedr.201400023 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/fedr.201400023

Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5).  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief

Hegazyi, A.K., Boulos, L., Kabiel, H.F. and Sharashy, O.S. (2011) Vegetaion and species altitudinal distribution in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape, Libya. Pak. J. Bot., 43(4): 1885-1898, 2011. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hanan_Kabiel/publication/249011161_Vegetation_and_species_altitudinal_distribution_in_Al-Jabal_Al-Akhdar_landscape_Libya/links/58171d7c08ae90acb24128b9.pdf

Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic).

Al-Sodany, Y. M., Shehata, M. N. & Shaltout, K. H. (2003): Vegetation along an elevation gradient in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. ecologia mediterranea, tome 29, fascicule 2, 2003, p. 125-138. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yassin-Al-Sodany,   https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kamal-Shaltout

ACSAD (1984) Wadi Al-Kouf National Park Studies Project. Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands.

 

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