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Fagonia cretica Linn. [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE]

Date Updated: 30 April 2005

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 5
Names
Fagonia cretica Linn. [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE]
Common names
MAURITANIA: ARABIC (Hassaniya) atlayha = little 'talha' [Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne ssp. raddiana (Savi) Brenan.] (AN) MALI: TAMACHEK telihia (HM)
Uses
Medicines: generally healing Medicines: liver, etc. (bark) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection Medicines: fabrifuges Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents (root) Phytochemistry: molluscicides (foliage (stock, game)) Agri-horticulture: fodder
Description
A variable dwarf semi-woody plant, matting with small leaves, not usually spiny, of the Sahel and Sahara in Mauritania, Senegal and Mali, and across N Africa and in warm dry parts of the world.The plant is browsed by stock, especially camels, sheep and go
References
References:1. Ahmed & al., 1984: sp. no. 31. 2. Ambasta, 1986: 218. 3. Baumer, 1975: 99. 4. Maire, H, 1933: 363, as F. brugnieri DC. 5. Naegelé, 1958,b: 901, as F. brugnieri DC.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Date Updated: 30 April 2005

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 5
Names
Fagonia cretica Linn. [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE]
Common names
MAURITANIA: ARABIC (Hassaniya)atlayha = little 'talha' [Acacia tortilis (Forssk.)Hayne ssp. raddiana (Savi) Brenan.] (AN) MALI: TAMACHEK telihia(HM)
Uses
Medicines: generally healing Medicines: liver, etc. (bark) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection Medicines: fabrifuges Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents (root) Phytochemistry: molluscicides (foliage (stock, game)) Agri-horticulture: fodder
Description
A variable dwarf semi-woody plant, mattingwith small leaves, not usually spiny, of the Sahel and Sahara inMauritania, Senegal and Mali, and across N Africa and in warm dryparts of the world.The plant is browsed by stock, especiallycamels, sheep and go
References
References:1. Ahmed & al., 1984: sp. no. 31. 2.Ambasta, 1986: 218. 3. Baumer, 1975: 99. 4. Maire, H, 1933: 363, asF. brugnieri DC. 5. Naegelé, 1958,b: 901, as F.brugnieri DC.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Fagonia cretica Linn. [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE]
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