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Zaleya pentandra (L.) C. Jeffrey

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A desert species of the plains, especially common in Sind. Abundant after the rains and found up to 1600 m alt. s.m. Can be used for stomach complaints, snake bite and as a fodder for cattle.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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A diffuse prostrate perennial. Stem papillose to glabrous. Leaves 1.5-4.0 cm long, 0.6-2.7 cm broad, oblong to obovate, papillose; petiole 8-11 mm long, with a sheathing base. Flowers axillary, solitary or 2-5, sessile; bract solitary, ovate-lanceolate, c. 3 mm long; bracteoles 2-3, unequal, scarious. Calyx persistent, papillose, sepals oblong ovate, c. 2 mm long, margin white. Stamens 5, alternating with the sepals, filaments c. 2 mm long, dilated at the base. Ovary c. 2 mm long, ob-pyramidal, papillose; styles 2, c. 1-2 mm long, linear, slightly curved, persistent. Pyxidium 1.4—5mm long, 4-seeded, splitting longitudinally, lid mitreform, c. 2 mm broad, margin irregularly lobed; amphora 2 seeded. Seeds 1.5 mm long, black, rugose.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Distribution: Africa, India, Iran and W. Pakistan.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Fl. Per.: April-August in the Punjab, later in Sind.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Many-stemmed more or less prostrate herb. Stems slightly succulent, up to c. 60 cm long. Leaves opposite, usually of different size in a pair, oblanceolate to more or less broadly elliptic, up to 4.5 cm long, slightly hairy below, often only on the midrib; petiole up to 2 cm, thinly winged and sheathing at the base. Flowers in 5-20-flowered axillary sessile clusters, pale green to purple. Fruit splitting c. 1/3 from the base along a thickened rim.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Zaleya pentandra (L.) C. Jeffrey Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123040
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Throughout tropical Africa from northern South Africa to Egypt and Senegal; also in Arabia, Palestine and Madagascar.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Zaleya pentandra (L.) C. Jeffrey Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123040
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Zaleya pentandra

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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. ^ a b Protection, Plant (January 2018). "African purslane (Zaleya pentandra L.), a blessing in arid ecosystems: A review". Plant Protection.
  2. ^ a b Xu, Han (2019-07-03). "The complete chloroplast genome of newly alien medicinal and toxic species, Zaleya pentandra (L.) C.Jeffrey (Aizoaceae), in China". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4 (2): 3412–3413. doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1674709. ISSN 2380-2359. PMC 7707379. PMID 33366017.
  3. ^ a b Saleem, Hammad; Zengin, Gokhan; Locatelli, Marcello; Ahmad, Irshad; Khaliq, Saharish; Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi; Hussain, Riaz; Rengasamy, Kannan R.R.; Mollica, Adriano; Zainal Abidin, Syafiq Asnawi; Ahemad, Nafees (2019). "Pharmacological, phytochemical and in-vivo toxicological perspectives of a xero-halophyte medicinal plant: Zaleya pentandra (L.) Jeffrey". Food and Chemical Toxicology. 131: 110535. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2019.05.043. PMID 31154083. S2CID 173993850.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Zaleya pentandra (L.) C.Jeffrey". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
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Zaleya pentandra: Brief Summary

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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.

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