Ferula sinaica Boiss.
كلخ
Sinai Giant Fennel
Apiaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Perrenial herb, up to 3 m tall. Stem rising above a basal enclosure of large divided leaves, up to 15 mm across, with soft pith. Leaves, ternately divided into 3-4-pinnatisect, linear ; leaf-bases semiamplexicaul to amplexicaul, lanceolate. Inflorescence in umbels divided in several umbellets 7-12 flowered. Fruits oval suborbicular, up to 12 mm long.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Irano-Turanian species is distributed in Arabian Peninsula and is native to Siani, Jordan, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
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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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Description of Traditional Uses
No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Description of Traditional Uses
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