Alhagi maurorum Medikus

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Alhagi Adans.
Tribe: Galegeae
References: [454][1895]

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Other names:

• Alhagi camelorum Fischer [Synonym] [454]
  
• Alhagi persarum Boiss. & Buhse [Synonym] [454][1895]
  
• Alhagi pseudalhagi Desv. [Synonym] [454]
  

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Common Names:

• Camelthorn [1902]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
  • 1993 Adams BR
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Food and Drink [1862]
  
• Forage [1862]
  
• Medicine [1862]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • South Africa [8]

• Asia [1179] [1895] [1896] [2014]
  • Afghanistan [1895]
  • China [1179]
  • Iran [1895]
  • Iraq [1895]
  • Pakistan [1896]
  • USSR [2014]

• Europe [454] [754]
  • USSR:E-F.E. [754]

• Middle East [454] [1896]
  • Bahrain [1896]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel-Jordan [454]
  • Lebanon-Syria [454]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

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Notes:

• In spite of the name,N.African records are misdets. (see Meikle,Fl.Cyprus 1).
  
• A source of manna.
  
• Application of the name much confused.
  
• Cited lit. allows easy distinction of the 2 taxa A.maurorum & A.graecorum.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:17:19