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Seetzenia orientalis Decne.

متفلقة

Syn. Seetzenia lanata (Willd.) Bullock

Scarlet Caltrop
Zygophyllaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual or perennial subglabrous to pubescent herb. Stems finely glandular-muricate. Leaves opposite, petiolate glaucous-green leaflets 3, the median larger, 4-8 mm long, obovate-deltoid, the laterals oblique, more or less reniform, 4-6 mm long, obtuse to truncate, mucronate. Flowers apetalous, about 6 mm across. Capsule ovoid-ellipsoid, 6-10 mm long, yellow with 5 green stripes.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Sudanian-African species is distributed from Mauritania to India. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Gulf States, Oman and Yemen.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
    • Remarks
      Scarlet Caltrop is a creeping plant that is not easily visible on the sand.
  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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