Rhazya stricta Decne.
حرمل
Apocynaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Dark green, glabrous shrub, up to 1 m tall. Leaves petiolate to subsessile, narrow-oblong to elliptical, up to 10 x 2 cm, entire, acute. Flowers white in dense terminal cymes. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla white brownish to bluish on the outside, up to 15 cm long ; lobes obovate, obtuse, mucronate. Capsules erect, up to 10 cm long, 4 mm wide, terete to somewhat compressed seeds.
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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 from Saudi Arabia to India. For the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Gulf States, Oman and Yemen.
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Ecology
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Uses and Values
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Aromatic and Medicinal Use
Medicinal use
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Description of Traditional Uses
Widely utilized in traditional medicine for diverse ailments, including digestive and inflammatory conditions.
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Aromatic and Medicinal Use
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