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Calligonum comosum

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Identification
Calligonum comosum L.'Her. [family POLYGONACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Calligonum rubens Mattei [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

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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
Names
Calligonum comosum L’Herit. [family POLYGONACEAE]
Common names
MAURITANIA: ARABIC (Hassaniya) arach (Bayard) awarach (AN)
Uses
((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
References
References:1. Bayard, 1947: 10. 2. Maire, H, 1933: 78–79. 3. Naegelé, 1958,a: 295–305.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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