Woody-based , perennial herb ; up to 30 cm tall , hairy . Stems erect to ascending , with a few branches , lower parts covered with old and withered leaves , appressed pubescent . Leaves oblong , glabrous , apex acute , base clasping , with entire hairy margin ; upper leaves sessile ; basal leaves with short petioles . Inflorescences in one-sided racemes along the stem , with a short stalk . Flowers calyx cylindrical , 10-veined , 5-toothed above ; petals 5 , white or pale green . ; carpophore 3 mm in fruit , pubescent . Fruit capsule , ovoid , dehiscing by 6 teeth . Seeds small , numerous , spinulose on the dorsal surface . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Silene arabica F.N.Williams
Silene brachystachys Webb
Silene burchellii var. schweinfurthii (Rohrb.) Täckh. & Boulos
Silene hochstetteri Rohrb.
Silene schimperiana Hochst. ex Rohrb.
Silene schweinfurthii Rohrb.
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Not known
Not used traditionally.
*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. *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 Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. *Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
