Caralluma petraea Lavranos
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Syn. Crenulluma petraea (Lavranos) Plowes
Rocky Caralluma
Apocynaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Plants 30 cm tall. Stems 10-20 mm thick, 4-angled, with wavy, crenate, rounded angles. Flowers from terminal, many-flowered umbels. Corolla yellow, densely covered with dark brown spots, often uniformly dark red-brown, 10-15 mm wide, tubular, the tube about 10 mm long, the lobes deltoid, ascending or recurved, with a tuft of short, purple vibratile hairs at their tips.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Saharo-Arabian species is a subendemic species native from Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
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Ecology
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Phenology
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecFloweringFructification
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Phenology
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Uses and Values
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Aromatic and Medicinal Use
Medicinal use
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Other Usages
Palatable
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Description of Traditional Uses
Traditionally recognized in local ethnobotanical knowledge as an edible plant, particularly in times of scarcity. Its succulent stems are occasionally consumed, and it holds a minor role in local medicinal traditions for digestive relief.
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Aromatic and Medicinal Use