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Deciduous , spiny shrub ; up to 50 cm tall , with grey-white , somewhate flaking bark . Stems and branches intricate , ending in spines , glabrous throughout . Leaves 5-10 x 1-3 mm , in fascicles or on short lateral branches , rapidly deciduous , spatulate , pubescent , sessile , with an acute apex , grey-green . Inflorescences grouped in terminal spike-like racemes . Flowers bisexual , sessile , white to pale yellow ; sepals 6 , ovate to elliptic ; petals 4 , linear , white , with 1-2 basal teeth ; disc entire , flat , pentagonal ; stamens c . 12 . Fruit capsule , 4-6 mm , ovoid , 3- or 6-lobed in transverse section , yellow when mature , inflated . Seeds 1 . 4 x 1 mm , smooth , not glossy , blackish brown . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Endemic (EN) - Vulnerable (VU B2b(ii , iii)) - Global Assessment
Rare
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Form the foundation for traditional houses in Central Desert. Also, a good browse for goats and camels. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*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 *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. *Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *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
