| Teucrium zanonii Pamp. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Teucrium polium var. syrticum Maire & Weiller, it is a subshrub, suffrutescent, branched from the base, branches prostrate, diffused, densely velutinous-tomentose. Leaves 6-7 x 2·3 mm, oblong, obtuse, cuneate, usually coarsely 3-4 crenate in the middle, strongly revolute, wooly above and beneath. Verticils forming many oblong terminal capitula which become densely spicate and cylindrical in fruit. Bracts oblong. narrowly attenuate, villous, shorter than calyx, 4 mm long, flat. Calyx 4 mm long, curved, ventricose, densely long villous, teeth triangular, acute. sub equal. Corolla inferior lip glabrous. small, lateral lobes 1.5 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, obtuse, upper lip oblong, obtuse 2 x 1 mm. Stamens filaments glabrous rarely spreading hairy. Nutlets black, reticulate-faveolate, glossy. Life Form: N.Ph, Flowering in: Apr-May, Vern:—————–, Phytochoria: Endemic, The native range of this species is NE. Libya. Notes: Wild in Libya, endemic to Cyrenaica.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460807-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/460807-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000322741, https://www.gbif.org/species/3892365, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145261/teucrium-zanonii-pamp, https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-2006-949812 |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Benghazi Plain | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Reported from Benghazi and Steppe South of Magroun by Durand & Barratte Dryannah 2016 | Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 Gebel Akhder 2009 Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2021 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Lamiaceae Vol. (118) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| 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 2021_compressed |
| Marzouk, R.I. & El-Badan, G.E. (2018) Molecular Characterization of Teucrium L. (Lamiaceae) as a Prerequisite for its Conservation. Asian J. Biol. Sci., 11 (1): 16-23, 2018. https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajbs.2018.16.23 | Molecular Characterization of Teucrium L. 2018 |
| Marzouk, R.I., EL-Darier, S.M., Askar, A.M. (2017) Pollen Morphology of Teucrium L. (Lamiaceae, Ajugoideae) in Libya. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 24(2): 219-226, 2017 (December). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ream-Marzouk | Pollen morphology of Teucrium L. 2017 |
| Marzouk, R.I., EL-Darier, S.M., Askar, A.M. (2016) Nutlet micromorphological characters of Teucrium taxa (Lamiaceae) in Libya. Phytotaxa 263 (3): 245-254. https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.263.3.5 | Nutlet micromorphological characters of Teucrium taxa 2016 |
| 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. https://bit.ly/3ANLWS1, http://www.idosi.org/wjas/wjas5(3)/16.pdf |
Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar 2009 |
| 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) |
