Biology:Zaleya pentandra
| Zaleya pentandra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Zaleya |
| Species: | Z. pentandra
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| Binomial name | |
| Zaleya pentandra (L.) C.Jeffrey
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Zaleya pentandra is a prostrate perennial herb of the Aizoaceae family. It is widespread in semi-arid and arid climes and also in woodlands and can adapt to different ecological zones.[1]
Distribution
The species is native to Africa with further dispersal to the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, India , and Pakistan .[2] It is sometimes called African purslane. It grows as a xero-halophyte herb in desert regions of Cholistan and Thar in Pakistan.[3]
Description
The stems are papillose to glabrous and branches pubescent. Leaves can grow in various sizes, 1.5 – 4 cm long and 0.6 - 2.7 broad; oblanceolate to elliptical, dark green with a tinge of grey on the surface.[4] Petioles are shorter than the blade at about 8 – 11 cm long with sheathing at the base.[5]
Uses
A material used by some locals in folk medicine, root and leaf extracts are applied to treat snake bites, cough or stomach issues.[3] However, it is also considered highly toxic in some areas in India and as an invasive weed in regions of Pakistan.[2]
In Senegal, it is used as cattle fodder.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Protection, Plant (January 2018). "African purslane (Zaleya pentandra L.), a blessing in arid ecosystems: A review". Plant Protection. https://www.academia.edu/38809852.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Xu, Han (2019-07-03). "The complete chloroplast genome of newly alien medicinal and toxic species, Zaleya pentandra (L.) C.Jeffrey (Aizoaceae), in China" (in en). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 4 (2): 3412–3413. doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1674709. ISSN 2380-2359. PMID 33366017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Saleem, Hammad; Zengin, Gokhan; Locatelli, Marcello; Ahmad, Irshad; Khaliq, Saharish; Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi; Hussain, Riaz; Rengasamy, Kannan R.R. et al. (2019). "Pharmacological, phytochemical and in-vivo toxicological perspectives of a xero-halophyte medicinal plant: Zaleya pentandra (L.) Jeffrey" (in en). Food and Chemical Toxicology 131: 110535. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2019.05.043. PMID 31154083. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0278691519303102.
- ↑ Munawar, S.; Naeem, M.; Ali, H.H.; Jamil, M.; Iqbal, M.; Nazir, M.Q.; Balal, R.M.; Safdar, M.E. (2015). "SEED DORMANCY BREAKING TREATMENTS FORAFRICAN PURSLANE (Zaleya pentandra)". Planta Daninha 33 (4): 623–629. doi:10.1590/S0100-83582015000400001. ISSN 0100-8358.
- ↑ "Zaleya pentandra (L.) C.Jeffrey". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000429205;jsessionid=790219F15B3CC013C768A3C951B9C8D1.
Wikidata ☰ Q15567637 entry
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