Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G.Sm., it is a perennial herb 0,3-0,8-1,5 m tall; rhizome creeping, fleshy, with a tough persistent central core, with underground spherical-elliptical tubers 1,5-2 x 1,2-1,5 cm. the stems single, sharply trigonous, lower leaf sheaths with an elongate V-shaped mouth without a projecting tongue. Leaves shorter to longer than stem, blade 3-7 per stem, to 60 cm long, 0,4-1 cm wide. Inflorescence simple or compound consisting of a central group of clustered ± sessile red to purple spikelets, accompanied by 2-6(-14) rays each to 3,5-5 cm long and wide, the whole inflorescence pseudo-lateral but later expanding to appear terminal, involucral bracts 1-2(-3), leaf-like. Fruit, anthers yellow; stigmas (2)3. Long 2.5–3.3 mm , 1.3–2.3 mm wide, 3-sided, Chromosomes: 2n=94. Life Form: G, Flowering in:————, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: MED+SZ+IT, The native range of this species is Medit. to NW. India and Africa. Subtropical biome. Notes: Wild in Libya/
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:982498-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/982498-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000341690, https://www.gbif.org/species/2718387, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/39150/bolboschoenus-glaucus-lam-s-g-sm, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=80012, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=9090 |
Distribution in Libya |
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
Wadi El-Kouf 2014 |
Bibliographic references: | |
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
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Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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,IDOSI Publications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://bit.ly/3VtCvAA, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf | Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf 2014 |