Crucianella membranacea Boiss.
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Membranous Crucianella
Rubiaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Annual, scabrous herb, up to 20 cm tall. Leaves rigid linear, up to 10 mm long, mostly in whorls of 6, acute. Spikes ovate-oblong. Bracts and bracteoles free, tapering lanceolate, broadly scarious-margined, keeled; the bracts longer than brateoles, recurved. Corolla only slightly longer than the bracteoles, lobes ovate-oblong, ending in an appendage. Mericarps oblong with silvery white lines, not rugose.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed in Middle East and adjacent regions from Egypt to Syria. For Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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Ecology
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Phenology
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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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Other Usages
Palatable
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Description of Traditional Uses
No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Other Usages
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