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Trigonella anguina Delile

النفل

Syn. Medicago anguina (Delile) Romero Zarco (1996)

Fabaceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual herb. Leaves long-petiolate. Leaflets obovate to obcordate to obtriangular, dentate above, retuse or truncate. Racemes sessile, with flowers crowded in the axils forming dense axillary clusters and dense masses at base of plants. Flowers small, yellow, 3-5 mm long. Pods small, up to 8 x 1-2 mm,sharply wavy from side to side
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Morocco and Mauritania across the Arabian Peninsula to Pakistan. It is also native to Namibia and South Africa, and within the Arabian Peninsula it occurs naturally in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen. Additionally, it has been introduced to Zimbabwe.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
      Not Evaluated IUCN Icon
      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Trigonella anguina flowers
Trigonella anguina fruits
Trigonella anguina leaves, flowers and fruits