Farsetia jacquemontii Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Farsetia

Characteristics

A cabbage family herb. A small shrub. It grows each year from seed. It has a woody base. It is hairy. It grows 15-45 cm high. The leaves are narrow and 1-3 cm long. The flowers are large and in spikes. The fruit seed capsule is 15-20 mm long and 5-7 mm wide. The seeds are round and with wings.
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Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.45
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in the desert. It grows in sandy places.
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Usage

The tender twigs are eaten raw or as chutneys.
Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Refrigerant (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Cooling effect on body (unspecified)
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Distribution

Farsetia jacquemontii world distribution map, present in Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:284399-1
WFO ID wfo-0000685889
COL ID 3DVJC
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Synonyms

Farsetia jacquemontii Heliophila canescens Farsetia canescens Arabis heliophila Heliophila incana Farsetia jacquemontii subsp. jacquemontii