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Traganum nudatum

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Name

Identification
Traganum nudatum Delile [family CHENOPODIACEAE ] (stored under name); Suaeda luniflora Forssk. [family CHENOPODIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Traganum nudatum
  • Saesola tuberculata
  • Salsola tuberculata
  • Suaeda luniflora
Common name
  • askaf (A. Chev.) belbala, belbela (A. Chev.) damrâne (A. Chev.) (MALI, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • abelbal (A. Chev.) demran (RM) eshium (Rodd) tahara, tasra, terchit (A. Chev.) terhit, tirehit (RM) (MALI, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

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Entry for Traganum nudatum Del. [family CHENOPODIACEAE]
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
Traganum nudatum Del. [family CHENOPODIACEAE]
Common names
MALI: ARABIC askaf (A. Chev.) belbala, belbela (A. Chev.) damrâne (A. Chev.) TAMACHEK abelbal (A. Chev.) demran (RM) eshium (Rodd) tahara, tasra, terchit (A. Chev.) terhit, tirehit (RM)
Uses
Agri-horticulture: fodder Products: fuel and lighting
Description
A straggling bush to 60 cm high of rocky waste places and desert pasturage in North Africa and the Near East and southwards across the Sahara to the northern limit of the Region.The foliage is readily browsed by camels but less so by other stock. It is collected in winter, dried and the frass obtained by crushing between the hands serves as a tinder in the Hoggar (1).
References
Reference:1. Maire, H., 1933: 82.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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