| Himantoglossum robertianum (Loisel.) P.Delforge / Homotypic Synonyms:. Barlia robertiana (Loisel.) Greuter, it is a tuberous geophyte, perennial plant up to 20-50 cm, glabrous, robust, with large oval tubers. Leaves oval or oblong, green. Flowers large, green and purple, glabrous. Sepals laxly attached with the petals, oval-round, 3-4-nerved, 10-12 mm long. Petals clearly green with purple dots, linear-oblong, obtuse, 1-nerved. Labellum broad and largely deflected, cuneiform at the base, margin undulate, ± 4-lobed, clearly purple; lateral lobes largely linear, falciform, obtuse, ± undulate-crisped at the margin; midlobe elongate, largely cuneiform with 2 divergent, oblong, obtuse lobes. Sac conical, purple-green, 5-6 mm long. Gynostemium thick, about 8-10 mm long; anther obovate, obtuse, lobes separate, beak lamellar, forming a rostellum. Stigma obcordate- triangular. Staminodes small, papiliform, whitish. Ovary sessile, cylindrical or sub fusiform, about 15 mm long. Capsule membranaceous, oblong, sub triquetrous, 6-ribbed. Life Form: G, Flowering in: Jan-Apr, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1013943-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/1013943-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000982438, https://www.gbif.org/species/5324959, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/161126/himantoglossum-robertianum-loisel-p-delforge, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/4320.html, https://botany.cz/cs/barlia-robertiana/, https://www.maltawildplants.com/ORCH/Himantoglossum_robertianum.php, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_barlia.php, https://phrygana.eu/Flora/Orchidaceae/Himantoglossum-robertianum/Himantoglossum-robertianum.html |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Wadi El-Kauf, Baida, Bu Breeica 1934 Wadi Wardama 1939 Lamluda 1961 (5 km) E. Marawah 1984 El-Hamamah to Biada 2003 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Orchidaceae Vol. (119) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| 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 | Vegetation an elevation in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2003 |
