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Microparacaryum intermedium (Fresen.) Hilger & Podlech

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Syn. Cynoglossum intermedium Fresen.(1833)

Boraginaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual, small, slender herb, velvety and appressed-pubescent, simple or branched, 3–15 cm tall. Leaves are petiolate to sessile, linear, and entire, 15–35 mm long and 3–7 mm wide. Flowers are small, blue, and pedicellate, arranged in terminal racemes. Calyx has five linear lobes, about 1.5 mm long, borne on elongated pedicels. Corolla is 2–3 mm long. Flowers have five included stamens and an ovary with a gynobasic, filiform style. Fruits are globose nutlets, 2–3 mm in diameter.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Irano–Turanian and Saharo Arabian species is distributed from Egypt to Afghanistan and Kazakhstan. In the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Gulf states and Oman. It is also found in South Africa, Namibia, and Angola.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.