Erect , spreading , succulent leafless perennial herb ; up to 30 cm high . Stems erect , branching from the base , 4-angled in cross-section , ± 2 cm across , grey-green to purple-brown , with wavy edges . Leaves absent . Inflorescences in apical umbels , forming a ball at the end of the stems ; pedicels 2–3 mm . Flowers dark red , each with a white spot in the centre , with a carrion-like smell ; calyx 5-lobed almost to base , lobes 2−3 mm , narrowly triangular ; corolla dark purple-red , rotate to shallowly campanulate , 8–15 mm across , 5-lobed ; lobes ovate , with clavate hairs at the tips ; gynostegium not stipitate ; corona in 2 series , dark reddish-purple ; outer corona lobes erect , somewhat horn-shaped ; inner lobes incumbent on the anthers ; pollinia solitary in each anther locule , ascending . Fruit follicles , 4–5 cm , paired , erect , ovoid , acute , glabrous . Seeds ± 6 mm , dark brown , with a tuft of long hairs hair at the end . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Regional Endemic (RE) - Vulnerable (VU A4a , d) - National Assessment
Ciliate form: Frequent . Non-ciliate form: Rare
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Caralluma arabica N.E.Br.
Ceropegia arabensis Bruyns
Crenulluma arabica (N.E.Br.) Plowes
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In Omani studies: Pickering & Patzelt (2008) wrote that: "Reported as a treatment for liver complaints, high blood pressure and diabetes". (Ref. Fied guide to the Wild Plants of Oman). In addition, Ghazanfar (2015) mentioned that: "The stems are used in traditional medicine as an emollient for sunburns and itchy skin, and tea prepared from the stems is taken for liver problems; juice of the stem is added to milk to curdle it and given to the sick for convalescence". (Ref. Flora of Oman, vol. 3). Furthermore, Patzelt (2015) stated that: "In Oman, the plant has multiple uses: the stems are ground to make tea for liver problems, and an extract of new stems is used to treat high blood pressure, painful and inflammatory conditions, and digestive problems. New stems are ground, mixed with salad, then toasted with salt and lemon and eaten to treat diabetes. The sap is applied
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*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. *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. *https://en.wikipedia.org *http://oro.open.ac.uk *Patzelt, A. (2015). Oman Plant Red Data Book. Published by Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. Oman Botanic Garden Publication No. 1. ISBN 978-99969-50-10-0. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and
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