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Bassia muricata

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Name

Identification
Bassia muricata (L.) Asch. [family CHENOPODIACEAE ] (stored under name); Salsola monobracteata Forssk. [family CHENOPODIACEAE ] Verified by Hepper,F.N.,
Related name
  • Salsola monobracteata
  • Salsola monobractea
  • Kochia muricata
  • Echinopsilon muricatus
  • Salsola muricata
  • Bassia muricata
Common name
  • rebbir (RM) (MALI, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dkhaïné (AN) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC (Hassaniya)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Information

Entry for Bassia muricata (Linn.) Aschers. [family ]
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 1
Names
Bassia muricata (Linn.) Aschers. [family ]
Common names
MAURITANIA: ARABIC (Hassaniya) dkhaïné (AN) MALI: TAMACHEK rebbir (RM)
Uses
Agri-horticulture: fodder
Description
A herb of waste sandy places, to 20 cm high, recorded in Mauritania, and occurring in the Sahara to the northern limit of the Region and in N Africa.The plant provides a good fodder for camels and other stock (1).
References
Reference:1. Maire, 1933: 81.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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