| Anacamptis cyrenaica (E.A.Durand & Barratte) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr. / Homotypic Synonyms: Orchis cyrenaica E.A.Durand & Barratte, it is a tuberous geophyte, erect, glabrous herb, up to 35 cm. Tubers ellipsoidal or ovoid-sub fusiform, sub sessile. Stem cylindrical, leafy from base. Lower leaves few, ± dense. Sparsely arranged near the inflorescences, larger leaves lanceolate or oblong, non-spoited, recurved, acuminate, non-attenuate at base, upper leaves largely sheathing, reduced Inflorescence thick, densely multi-flowered. Bracts membranaceous, oblong, or largely linear, obtuse, mucronate, rose-coloured, 5-nerved. Flowers sessile, large. Sepals red with 4-5 purple nerves, oval, obtuse, sub equal. Petals oblong, or ± lanceolate, obtuse, 3-nerved, red-coloured. Labellum purple at face, shortly and densely puberulent inside, externally glabrous, oval-cuneiform, entire, gradually auenuate at base, eroded-undulate at margin. Gynostemium erect. Anther obovate, shortly acuminate. Spur ± reddish; slightly longer than the ovary, descending, shortly and gradually attenuate at base, twisted, acute. Ovary cylindrical. twisted, prominently 3-ribbed. Life Form: G , Flowering in: Mar-Apr , Vern:——————, Phytochoria: Endemic, Notes: Wild, endemic to Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77078705-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/77078705-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000807650, https://www.gbif.org/species/2808392, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/161033/anacamptis-cyrenaica-e-a-durand-barratte-h-kretzschmar-eccarius-h-dietr |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Cyrenaica. between cyrene and Appollonia (Between Shahat and Susa), Wadi Wardama 1939 Gubba, Slonta 1973 (5 km) from Faidia to Slonta 1983 (5 km) E. of Marawah 1984 Wadi Zaza 2003 Gebel A khder 2009 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 |
| 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 |
| 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,2014 DOI: 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 |
| 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 |
| El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H.(2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://bit.ly/3VowJ3q, http://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/16-1091.pdf | flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza 2003 |
