| Anacamptis collina (Banks & Sol. ex Russell) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase / Homotypic Synonyms: Orchis collina Banks & Sol. ex Russell, it is a tuberous geophyte, glabrous, erect herb, up to 30 cm. Tubers ovoid, subs sessile. Stem thick, cylindrical, glabrous. Basal leaves 2-4, compact, forming a rosette, oblong or elliptical to lanceolate, obtuse and frequently apiculate, shortly attenuate at base, cauline leaves 2-4, largely sheathing, limb reduced and acuminate. Inflorescence somewhat compact, few- or many-flowered. Bracts ± membranaceous, ovat-lanceolate or lanceolate, acuminate Flower sessile. Sepals oblong or ovate, obtuse, 3-nerved, deep purple to olive-green, median lobe shortly cucullate. Petals purple, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse. 1-nerved, with two other smaller secondary nervelets. Labellum entire, oval or sub orbicular, somewhat cuneate at base, with crenulate, undivided margin, finely papillose-velvety on the innerside, purple or purple-violet. Spur ± pendent, forming an oblong sac, shortly attenuate at base, half as long as ovary. Gynostemium erect. Anther obovate, apiculate. Ovary cylindrical, or sub fusiform, slightly twisted. Capsule oblong. Life Form: G , Flowering in: Jan-Apr , Vern:—————-, Phytochoria: MED+IT, Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:998298-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/998298-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000968321, https://www.gbif.org/species/2808357, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/161024/anacamptis-collina-banks-sol-ex-russell-r-m-bateman-pridgeon-m-w-chase, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/1578.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_anacamptiscollina.php, https://botany.cz/cs/anacamptis-collina/, https://phrygana.eu/Flora/Orchidaceae/Anacamptis-collina/Anacamptis-collina.html, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Anacamptis_collina, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/anacamptis-collina |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Benghazi Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Ain Zara, Tajura 1919 Tripoli 1960 Negilla 1969 (25km) S. of Tripoli, forest area 1978 | Benghazi 1883,1916,1917,1922 Al-Magrun, S. of Benghazi 1967 | Tarhuna, Abiar Milgah 1919 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | ||
| Marawah, Baida, Wadi Scisu, Al Gaigab 1934 Ras El-Hilal 1958 Al-Mansora 2013 | ||
| 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 |
| Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief | Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2013 |
