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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Protection, Plant (January 2018). "African purslane (Zaleya pentandra L.), a blessing in arid ecosystems: A review". Plant Protection.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2021-07-03.