Woody-based , glabrous perennial herb ; up to 9 cm tall with a swollen rootstock . Stems erect , di- to trichotomously branched above . Leaves slightly fleshy , tufted at the base , appearing whorled above , spatulate to suborbicular , mucronate , glaucous . Inflorescences in dense , 2-4-spicate heads . Flowers sepals ovate-oblong , with a broad midrib , reddish brown ; petals shorter than the sepals , margin dentate towards the base . Fruit capsule , elliptic . (Ref . Miller & Cope ; 1996) .
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Endemic (EN) - Critically Endangered (CR D1) - Global Assessment
Very Rare
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Not used traditionally.
*Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *https://en.wikipedia.org. *Gledhill, D. (2008). The names of Plants, fourth edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-68553-5. *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. *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. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
