| Centaurium erythraea Rafn / Homotypic Synonyms: Centaurium minus Moench, it is an erect biennial herb which reaches half a meter in height. It grows from a small basal rosette and bolts a leafy, erect stem which may branch. The triangular leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem and the erect inflorescences emerge from the stem and grow parallel to it, sometimes tangling with the foliage. Each inflorescence may contain many flowers. The petite flower is pinkish-lavender and about a centimeter across, flat-faced with yellow anthers. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Apr-Jun, Vern:—————-, Phytochoria: S. Cosm, The native range of this species is Azores, Morocco, Europe to SW. Siberia and Iran, Yemen. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326619-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/326619-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000593916, https://www.gbif.org/species/5414457, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/143448/centaurium-erythraea-rafn, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/242.html, https://www.maltawildplants.com/GENT/Centaurium_erythraea.php, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurium_erythraea, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=18573, https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/centaurium_erythraea.htm, https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/89840/tab/fiche, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CENERT/, https://www.i-flora.com/en/image-search/phylogenetic-tree/art/showgallery/centaurium-erythraea.html |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jafarah Plain |
| Reported from Tripoli (Ain Zara) by Keith |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Gentianaceae Vol. (22) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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