Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne.
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Syn. Cynanchum pyrotechnicum Forssk. (1775)
Broom Brush
Apocynaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Perennial, leafless, erect, much-branched large shrub, up to 3–5 m tall, with slender branches. Leaves only on juvenile branches are sessile, linear-lanceolate, acute, and glabrous, 0.5–1.5 mm long and 0.2–0.35 mm wide. Flowers are greenish-yellow, about 7 mm across, forming few-flowered, short lateral cymes on peduncles 2–6 mm long. Calyx is pubescent and about 1.5 mm long. Corolla is composed of five deeply elliptical, acute lobes, finely and densely tomentose. Fruits are linear-terete, smooth, glabrous, tapering follicles, up to 12 cm long.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Saharo-Arabian and Sudanian species is distributed from Morocco and Mauritania to Pakistan and India. It is also native to the whole Arabian Peninsula except Kuwait.
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Ecology
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Phenology
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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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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
A highly significant desert plant used for fodder, as a source of fiber for rope and construction, and for its traditional medicinal properties (often the stems and leaves) for various inflammatory and digestive conditions.
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Aromatic and Medicinal Use
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