Megalochlamys_violacea_2-06082024 © OBG
Megalochlamys_violacea_3-06082024 © OBG
Megalochlamys_violacea_4-06082024 © OBG
Megalochlamys_violacea_5-06082024 © OBG
Megalochlamys_violacea_6-06082024 © OBG
Megalochlamys_violacea_7-06082024 © OBG
Megalochlamys_violacea-06082024 © OBG
woody-based perennial herb or sub-shrub ; up to 1 m tall . Stems branched , grey-green ; young stems adpressed pubescent . Leaves opposite , 18–40 × 8–18 mm , ovate to ovate-lanceolate , apex acute to rounded , base cuneate tapering into a short petiole , margins entire , somewhat sinuate , ± glabrous to puberulous . Inflorescences in terminal spikes ; bracts overlapping , green , 8–11 mm , ovate , apex shortly acuminate , midrib distinct , ciliate at the apex . Flowers pale pink to blue ; calyx 3–5 mm ; corolla pale pink to blue , tubular , lobed above ; tube 5–8 mm ; lobes 6–12 mm , entire . Fruit capsule , 8–12 mm , ovoid , 2-seeded . Seeds smooth shiny . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Dianthera violacea Vahl
Ecbolium violaceum (Vahl) Kuntze
Justicia violacea (Vahl) Vahl
Monechma violaceum (Vahl) Nees
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In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "Other plants which provide rich feed for livestock at this time are given the same name, ḥerúm ź a‘ alÍg, meaning 'plant of the camel calves', such as the Commelina spp., Ecbolium violaceum (= Megalochlamys violacea), and Termnus repens - small herbs which shoot up at the beginning of the rains, and are heavily browsed by all livestock". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
