A twining perennial herb or small shrub ; up to 2 m tall , exudes white latex when cut . Stems stems twining , grey-green , tomentose . Leaves opposite , 14−30 × 10−30 mm , petiolate , broadly ovate to almost circular , base cordate , apex acute , margins entire , grey-green tomentose . Inflorescences in pedunculate , axillary umbellate cymes ; pedicel 2−3 cm . Flowers sweet-scented , brownish-white , or sometimes yellow-white ; calyx 5-lobed almost to base , lobes 2−3 . 5 mm , elliptic , acute , tomentose ; corolla brownish-white , or sometimes yellow-white , 5-lobed to about half , lobes 6−8 mm , elliptic-lanceolate , ciliate , spreading ; corona white , in two series: the outer arising at the base of the staminal column , 5-lobed , membranous ; the inner of 5 fleshy lobes , attached to base of staminal column , horn-like above , incurved , spurred below ; stamens united to form a column , white ; pollinia single in each anther loculus . Fruit follicles , 4−6(−7) cm , paired , narrowly ovoid with an acute tip , grey-tomentose , with soft spines and tubercles . Seeds flattened with
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Doemia tomentosa (L.) Pomel
Pergularia odora Salisb.
Telosma tomentosa (L.) M.R.Almeida
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In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "The stems and shoots of P. tomentosa and P. daemia were used to loosen the hair from hides so that it could be scraped off before the hide was tanned. The plant was gathered, crushed to a paste, and spread over the haired side of the hide which was then folded over, rolled up and left buried in the ground for a period determined by the type of hide: kid and gazelle hides needed the shortest period, and something tougher and thicker like camel or a mature cow hide needed longer. If left too long the paste could burn right through the skin, holing and spoiling the leather, so skill and experince were needed to judge the length of time over which the paste should be left to work. Once dug up, the hair was easily scarped off with a sharp
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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. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://oneflora.in *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
