Annual herb ; up to 30 cm high . Stems erect , usually rather stout , simple or branched below the middle , woody , glabrous throughout . Leaves alternate , 15–30 x 7–18 mm , ovate to elliptic , apex obtuse ; petioles 25–30 mm . Inflorescences in axillary clusters , male and female flowers intermixed ; bracts and bracteoles ovate to oblong- ovate . Flowers unisexual ; female flowers: perianth 3 , ± 1 mm , oblong-obovate , with a pointed tip . Fruit capsule , ± 4 mm , woody , ovoid , ridged longitudinally , dehiscent , arranged in a stellate cluster in the axils of leaves . Seeds 1 . 25–1 . 5 mm , ellipsoid , slightly compressed , black , shining , very feebly reticulate . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 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. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
