Limeum obovatum Vicary

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Limeaceae > Limeum

Characteristics

A herb that grows from seed each year. It lies along the ground. The stems can become woody near the base. The stems are 40 cm long and branched. The leaves are opposite and broadly oval to round. The flowers occur at the nodes and do not have stalks.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sandy and gravelly plains, flood plains, wadi beds; at elevations up to 850 metres. Dry sandy soils, often in dry riverbeds, and in sandy soils on coastal plains.
More
It is a tropical plant. It grows in desert regions in West Africa. It can grow in arid places. It grows up to 850 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Limeum obovatum world distribution map, present in United Arab Emirates, Eritrea, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Chad, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:362402-1
WFO ID wfo-0000747765
COL ID 72B5M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Limeum indicum Limeum obovatum