Flora

Valerianella petrovichii Asch. ex Rohlfs

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Flowering Time: Mar-Apr.

General Appearance

Valerianella petrovichii Asch., it is an annual herb, (5-) 8-15 cm, tall, simple or branched, pubescent. Stems longitudinally striate, basal leaves persistent in the fruiting stage. Basal leaves 10-25 x 8-10 mm, broadly oblanceolate, attenuate at the base, obtuse, entire or minutely crenate. Mid-cauline leave 30-40 (-52) x (5-) 8-10 mm, linear-oblong, sessile, distantly toothed. Upper cauline leaves 15~20 x 3~5 mm, linear-oblong, base entire to 2-3 pairs of lobes, obtuse, entire or distantly toothed. Ultimate branches of inflorescence sub globose, oblong. Bract-like leaf subtending the inflorescence branches 3-4.5 x 0.25·1.5 mm, lanceolate to oblong, herbaceous with margins narrowly chaffy, ciliate. Bracts 2-4, surrounding 2-4 sessile groups of flowers, 3-4.5 x 3-4 mm, very broadly ovate, acute, scarious, with distinct mid-rib, margins ciliate; bracteole 3 x 1.5 mm, broadly lanceolate, acute, scarious, margins ciliolate. Calyx 7-8 mm in diam., coronate, divided into (5-) 6 lobes up to the middle; lobes 2-2.5 x 2,5-3.25 mm, oblate, ribs anastomosing, apex abruptly mucronate, lobes occasionally with one or two lateral teeth, Corolla pink to violet or rarely white. Fruit 2-2.5 x 2.5 mm, ovate-oblong, hirsute, fertile locule longitudinally ridged at the back; sterile loculcs reduced, separated by a broadly ovate groove.

Life Form

Phytochoria

Near-endemic, The native range of this species is Libya to N. Egypt.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Reported from Tripoli by Durand & Barratte

Benghazi Plain: Wadi El-Ghattara 2010 Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2023

Jabal Nafusa: Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Derna, (19,25 km) S.E. Derna 1968 Around Al-Abiar 1970 Wadi Mahbool, coastal road Al-Baida to Derna, (10 km) from Shahat on way to Susa 1973 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 Gebel Akhder 2009 Wadi El-Kauf 2014 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Wadi Al-Agar 2017 Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2021

Marmarica Plateau: Reported from Tobruk by Durand & Barratte , Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Omm Rezum 1968

Notes

Wild in Libya, near-endemic to (Libya, Egypt).

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:860447-1

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/species/8618655

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:860447-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/860447-1 https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000426337, https://www.gbif.org/species/8618655 https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/155407/valerianella-petrovichii-asch

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi., A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Valerianaceae Vol. (46) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 4.

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

Alteerah, M.A., El-Barasi, Y.M., Ali Alwerfally, A. (2023) Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area, east of Libya. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, (ISSN: 0719-3726), 11(X), 2023. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah

Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area. 2023

Mohamed, A.H., Mosallam, H.A., Sergwa, S.S., Gibreel, M.A. (2021) Impact of Edaphic Factors on Vegetation Composition in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Egypt. J. Bot., Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 191-201 (2021) https://ejbo.journals.ekb.eg/article_119404.html

Impact of Edaphic Factors on Vegetation Composition in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. 2021

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

Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341306643_Floristic_Study_and_Species_Diverisy_of_Msallata-Garaboulli_Province_in_Libya

Floristic Study and Species Diverisy of Msallata-Garaboulli Province. 2020

Al-Aib, M.A., El- Sherif, M., Al-Hamedi, R.I. (2017) Floristic and ecological investigation of Wadi Al-Agar in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya, Science & its applications 5:1 (2017) 57-61. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323772926_Floristic_and_ecological_investigation_of_Wadi_Al-Agar_in_Al-Jabal_Al-Akhdar-Libya

Floristic and ecological investigation of Wadi Al-Agar in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2017-مضغوط

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

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf

Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2013

El-Rabiai, G.T., Al tira, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wz8jpkIAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ALTsoucAAAAJ&hl=en, https://journals.uob.edu.ly/index.php/sjuob/issue/view/71

Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. 2010

El-Darier, S.M. & El-Mogaspi, F.M. (2009) Ethno botany and Relative Importance of Some Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar Region (Libya). World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 5 (3): 353-360, 2009 ISSN 1817-3047, IDOSI Publications, 2009. http://www.idosi.org/wjas/wjas5(3)/16.pdf

Some Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar Region (Libya) 2009

Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط

Al-Hamadi R.I. (1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).