Alysicarpus longifolius (Rottler ex Spreng.) Wight & Arn.

This species is native to the Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, and North Australia. (Ref. https://www.flowersofindia.net). There are four species of Alysicarpus found in Oman. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

علم تشكل النبات


Erect or spreading , Annual herb ; up to 1 m tall . Stems erect , somewhat ribbed , glabrous . Leaves 1-foliolate , yellow-green above , grey-green below , oblong to lanceolate , acute to obtuse at the apex , subcordate at the base , glabrous above , appressed pubescent on the nerves beneath , petiolate . Inflorescences borne in dense spike-like raceme . Flowers purple ; calyx slightly pubescent , ciliated ; sepals 10-16 mm , upper 2 lobes united , pubescent ; corolla about as long as the calyx . Fruit pod , linear-oblong with straight sides , pubescent , reticulately veined , indehiscent . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 2) .

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Not Threatened (NT) - Globoal Assessment

الوفرة


Not Common

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Alysicarpus longifolius var. major Pokle
Alysicarpus longifolius var. pygmaeus Pokle
Fabricia longifolia (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze
Hallia salicifolia J.St.-Hil.
Hedysarum longifolium Rottler ex Spreng.

الإكثار


No data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


Longleaf Alyce Clover

الأسماء المحلية


Not available

الاستخدامات


Not used traditionally.

المراجع


*https://www.flowersofindia.net *https://en.wikipedia.org *Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://www.merriam-webster.com *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. *POWO (2022). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

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