Halopeplis perfoliata (Forssk.) Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.

This species is native to Egypt, extending to Eritrea, eastwards to Arabia and SW Pakistan. (Ref. POWO; 2023). There is one species of Halopeplis occurs in Oman. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

علم تشكل النبات


A woody branched shrublet ; up to 15-50(-60) cm tall . Stems erect to spreading , richly branched , often reddish-green , glabrous ; old stems woody at the base and leafless . Leaves alternate , 5–15mm , succulent , subglobose to pyriform , perfoliate , green or reddish , often bright red , surround the stem giving the appearance of swollen nodes . Inflorescences in clusters between the stem joints , connate to the bract . Flowers minute , fleshy , bisexual or female , red ; perianth segments 3 ; stamens 1–2 ; anthers yellow . Fruit pericarp , membranous , 1-seeded . Seeds tiny , 0 . 8 mm long . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Not Evaluated (NE)

الوفرة


Common

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Halostachys perfoliata (Forssk.) Moq.
Salicornia perfoliata Forssk.

الإكثار


No data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


String of Beads

الأسماء المحلية


kharaz (sing. khiriza) (meaning pearls) (Northern and Central Oman)

الاستخدامات


The little woody sticks used for cooking. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

المراجع


*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 *https://swbiodiversity.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *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

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