Calligonum comosumL.'Her. [family POLYGONACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Calligonum rubensMattei [family POLYGONACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Calligonum comosum
Calligonum turkestanicum
Calligonum rubens
Calligonum azel
Common name
(Hassaniya) arach (Bayard) awarach (AN) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
Information
Entry for Calligonum comosum L’Herit. [family POLYGONACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
((camel)) Agri-horticulture: fodder (plant) Agri-horticulture: land conservation (wood) Products: fuel and lighting (bark) Products: household, domestic and personal items
Description
A shrub to 2–3 m high, of desert sandy areas occurring throughout the Sahara to the northern edge of the W African region.It survives extremely severe conditions in the Chinguetti area of Mauritania where it serves as a sand-binder and to maintain a groun