Biology:Nucularia
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Nucularia perrinii, known as askaf, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Nucularia. Its native range is Selvagens to the western and central Sahara and Sahel.[1] Askaf is a crucial plant to Sahrawi camel nomads, providing salt and water to camels even during dry spells and causing a characteristic flavor to camel milk.[2]
Distribution
Nucularia perrinii is an endemic halophyte plant of central and western Sahara.[2]
References
- ↑ "Nucularia Batt. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36070-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Volpato, Gabriele; Di Nardo, Antonello (2017). "The role of Nucularia perrinii Batt. (Chenopodiaceae) in the camel-based Sahrawi social-ecological system". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13 (1): 12. doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0141-3. PMID 28179025.
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