Research Article [El Rabiai & Al tira, 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] CODEN (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY & LIFE SCIENCES (Int. J. of Pharm. Life Sci.) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboonat AI Jabal AI Akhdar (, ) El Rabiai 1G.T. and M. Al tira2 1, 2: Botany Department, Science Faculty, University, Libya

Abstract The flora ofWadiHaboonwas studied and analyzed. In this work, a preliminary checklist of the species of the Wadi was provided. The investigation revealed the presence of 43 families, 136 genera and 166 species. This information could eventually aid in interpreting changes in populations due to man-made alterations.

Key-Words: Libya, Flora, , Wadi Haboon

Introduction Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar (Green Mountain), a low to mediummountainous landscape, is located in the WadiHaboon is one of valleys that branchingout northeast ofLibya; reaching 878 m above sea level was fromWadi Al Koof such as other valleys like wadi Al- created as a result of a tectonic elevation of aprimary mlekah, Al-loleb and Shloof. It is about 9 km north-east plain of marine accumulation. It is characterizedby a of Battah and Tolmeita area and about 8 km southeast Mediterranean climate, with cool rainy winter andhot of Ain Al-mlekah. It descended towards the north and dry summer (El-Tantawi, 2005).Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar is empties into the sea in the Al-mlekah Basin. one ofthe four major centers of endemism which holds Material and Methods about50% of the total endemic species in Libya The present work is based on intensive field work upon (Boulos, 1997;Davis et al., 1994).WadiHaboonlies several visits between the periods of 2005 to 2011. The between 21° 08' 42" and 21° 09' 54" E longitudeand 32° plant collections were treated following the general 43'48" and 32° 42' 36" N latitude on the North east Herbarium techniques then deposited in the Cyrenaica region, AI-JabalAlAkhdar . The Wadirises 100 meters Herbarium (CH) at the Botany Department (Sciences above sea level and pours in the basin of "almlekh"on faculty, Benghazi University). the Mediterraneancoast in the Cyrenaica region (Figs. The Checklist A&B). The checklist's family sequence started with gymnosperms followed by the angiosperms, monocots

and then the dicots. Genera and species are arranged * Corresponding Author alphabetically within each family.

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Research Article [El Rabiai & Al tira, 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] CODEN (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126 Group I. Gymnosperms No. Species Family Order 1 Juniperusphoenicea L. Cupressaceae Pinales 2 PinushaloepensisMill. Pinaceae

Group II. Angiosperms Sub group 1. Monocotyledons No. Species Family Order 3 ArisariumvulgareTarg.Tozz. Aracaceae Alismatales 4 Gladiolus byzantinusMiller Iridaceae Asparagales 5 Rumeleabulbocodium(L.)Seb.Mauri. 6 Asparagus aphyllusL. 7 Colchicum ritchiiR. Br. Liliales 8 Dipcadiserotinum(L.)Medic. Liliaceae 9 Muscariracemosum( L.)Mill. 10 SmalixasperaL. 11 PlantagolanceolataL. Plantaginaceae Lamiales 12 AndropogondistacyosL. 13 Briza maxima L. 14 BromusrigidusRoth 15 B. rubensL. 16 Dactylis glomerata L. 17 Desmazeriaphilistaea ssp. rholfsiana(Coss.) H. Scholz Poaceae Poales 18 Gastridiumventricosum (Gouan) Schinz et Thell. 19 HordeumvulgreL. 20 Phalaris aquaticaL. 21 P. brachystachysLink 22 P. paradoxaL.

Sub group 2. Dicotyledons 23 AmmimajusL. 24 A. visnaga(L.)Lam. 25 Ammoidespusilla(Brot.)Breist. 26 AnethumgraveolensL. 27 Brachyapiumdichoomum(L.) Maire 28 Buniumfontainesii(Pers.) Maire. 29 BupleurumlancifoliumHornem. 30 Conium maculatumL. Apiaceae Apiales 31 DaucussyrticusMurb. 32 Ferula tingitanaL. 33 FoeniculumvulgareL. 34 PimpinellaperegrinaL. 35 Scaligeiacretica(Mill.) Boiss. 36 ScandixaustralisL. 37 S. pecten-venerisL. 38 Torilisleptophylla(L.) Reichb. 39 AmberboaleucanthaCosson ex Batt. 40 AnthemissecundirameaBiv 41 AtractyliscancellataL. 42 BellissylvestrisCyr. 43 Bombycilaenadiscolor(Pers.) Lainz 44 Calendula arvensisL. 45 CarduusgetulusPomel Asteraceae Asterales 46 CentaureaalexandrinaDelile 47 Chrysanthemum carinatumSchousbӧe 48 Hedypnoiscretica(L.)Dum. 49 Helichrysumstoechas(L.) Moench 50 HypochoerisachyrophorusL. 51 H. glabraL. © Sakun Publishing House (SPH): IJPLS 4662

Research Article [El Rabiai & Al tira, 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] CODEN (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126 52 LeontodontuberosusL. 53 Notobasissyriaca(L.)Cass. 54 Pallenisspinosa(L.)Cass 55 Phagnalon rupestre (L.)DC. 56 Ptilostemongnaphaloides 57 Reichardiatingitana(L.)Roth 58 Rhagadiolusstellatus(L.)Gaertn 59 SeneciogallicusChiax 60 S. leucanthemifoliusPoiret 61 Silybummarianum (L.) Gaertner 62 Tragopogonporrifolius L. 63 Urospermumdalechampii(L.)Scop. ex F. W. Schmidt 64 BoragoofficinalisL. 65 CerinthemagorL. 66 Cynoglossumcherifolium L. Boraginaceae Liliales 67 Echiumangustifolium Mill. 68 E. plantaginiumL. 69 BiscutelladidymaL. 70 Capsellabursa-pastoris(L.)Medic. 71 Didesmumaegyptius(L.)Desve. 72 ErucariamicrocarpaBoiss. Brassicaceae Brassicales 73 Rapistrumrugosum(L.)All. 74 SinapisflexuosaPoiret 75 S. pubescensL. 76 ThlaspiperfoliatumL. 77 Ceratoniasiliqua L. Caesalpiniaceae Fabales 78 LoniceraetruscaSanti. Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales 79 Viburnum tinusL. 80 Vaccariapyramidata Medic. Caryophyllaceae Caryophylales 81 CistusincanusL. 82 C.parviflorusLam. 83 C. salvifoliusL. Cistaceae Malvales 84 Fumanalaevis (Cav.) Senner 85 Helianthemumcinereum(Cav.) Pers 86 althaeoides L. 87 C. humilus Jacq. 88 C. tricolorL. 89 Ecballiumelaterium (L.)A.Rich. Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitales 90 ScabiosaarenariaForskal Dipsacaceae Dipsacales 91 Arbutus pavariiPumb. 92 Erica multifloraL. Ericaceae Ericales 93 E. siculaGuss. 94 EuphorbiapeplusL. Euphorbiaceae Malpighiales 95 Mercurialisannua L. 96 Argyrolobiumuniflorum(Decne) Jaub.&Spach. 97 Anthyllis tetraphylla L. 98 Calicotomevillosa (Poir. )Link 99 Coronillascorpioides(L.) Koch. 100 Crotalaria thebaica(Del.)DC. 101 GenistaacanthocladaDC. Fabaceae Fabales 102 Hymenocarposcircinatus(L.) Savi. 103 OnonispendulaDesf. 104 O. reclinlataL. 105 O. viscoseL. 106 ScorpiurusmuricatusL. 107 Viccia sativaL. 108 QuercuscocciferaL. Fagaceae Fagales 109 FumariabastardiiBoreau Fumariaceae Ranunculales 110 F. capreolataL. 111 Centauriumpulchellum(Swartz)Druce Gentinaceae Gentinales © Sakun Publishing House (SPH): IJPLS 4663

Research Article [El Rabiai & Al tira, 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] CODEN (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126 112 C.tenuiflorum(Hoffmanns& Link) Fritsch 113 Erodiumgruinum(L.) L'Hér. 114 E. malacoides(L.) L’ Herit. 115 E. neuradifoliumDelile Geraniaceae Geraniales 116 Geranium brutium Gasp. 117 G. molleL. 118 G. tuberosumLinn. 119 GlobulariaalypumLinn. Globulariaceae Gentianales 120 Ajugaiva(L.) Schcreber 121 BallotaandreuzzianaPamp. 122 MarrubiumvulgarsL. 123 MicromeriaJuliana(L.) Benth. exReichenb. 124 M. nervosa( Desf.)Benth. 125 NeptascordotisL. 126 PhlomisflocosaD. 127 Prasiummajus L. Lamiaceae Lamiales 128 RosmarinusoffacinalisL. 129 Salvia verbenacaL. 130 StachystournefortiiPoiret. 131 TeucriumbrevifoliumSchcreber 132 T.divaricatumSieber ex Boiss. 133 ThymusalgeriensisBoiss.etReut. 134 T. capitatus(L.)Hoffm&Link 135 LinumbienneMiller. 136 L. nodiflorumL. Linaceae Malpighiales 137 L. strictum var. spicatumPers. 138 Lavaterabryoniifolia Miller 139 MalvaaegypticaL. Malvaceae Malvales 140 M.sylvestrisL. 141 OleaeuropaeaL. Oleaceae Ranunculales 142 PapaverhybridumL. Papaveraceae Ranunculales 143 P. rhoeasvar.rhoeasL. 144 AnagallisarvensisL. Primulaceae Primulales 145 Cyclamen rohlfsianumAschers. 146 CytinushypocistisL. Rafflesiaceae Rafflesiales 147 Adonis aestivalvisL. 148 A.microcarpa DC. Ranunculaceae Ranunculales 149 Ranunculus ballatusL. 150 RhamnuslycioidesL. Rhamnaceae Rosales 151 Sarcopoteriumspinosum(L.)Spach Rosaceae 152 AsperulaarvensisL. 153 GaliumtricornutumDandy 154 G. verrucosumHuds. Rubiaceae Gentianales 155 SheradiaarvensisL. 156 Valantiahispida L. 157 AnarrhinumfruticosumDesf. 158 Linariavirgata(Poir) Desf. Scrophulariaceae Scrophulariales 159 Misopatesorantium( L.)Rafin. 160 Solanumsodomeum L. Solanaceae Solanales 161 Thymelaeahirsute (L.) Endl. Thymaliaceae Myrtales 162 Urticapilulifera L. Urticaceae Rosales 163 Centranthuscalcitrapae (L.)Dufresne 164 Fediacaput-bovisPomel. Valerianaceae Dipsacales 165 Valerianelladiscoidea(L.)Loisel 166 Viola scorpiuroidesCoss. Violaceae Violales

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How to cite this article El Rabiai G.T. and Al tira M. (2015). Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboonat AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Int. J. Pharm. Life Sci., 6(8-9):4661-4665.

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Received: 02.08.15; Revised: 15.08.15; Accepted: 07.09.15

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