Zygophyllum creticum (L.) Christenh. & Byng

Species

Angiosperms > Zygophyllales > Zygophyllaceae > Zygophyllum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 0.15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use material medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antiviral agents (aerial part), Central nervous system depressants (aerial part), Spasm (aerial part), Anti-infective agents (flower), Anti-infective agents (fruit), Abscess (leaf), Anti-infective agents (leaf), Antineoplastic agents (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Hematologic diseases (leaf), Skin neoplasms (leaf), Cooling effect on body (leaf), Abscess (stem), Anti-infective agents (stem), Antineoplastic agents (stem), Furunculosis (stem), Hematologic diseases (stem), Skin neoplasms (stem), Cooling effect on body (stem), Alterative (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Dentifrice (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Scrofula (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Smallpox (unspecified), Abortifacient agents (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Delirium (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Stomatitis (unspecified), Tuberculosis, lymph node (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Anemia (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Zygophyllum creticum world distribution map, present in Cabo Verde, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Greece, Italy, Libya, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77184930-1
WFO ID wfo-0001423397
COL ID 5DBNC
BDTFX ID 166944
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Fagonia deflexa Fagonia hispanica Fagonia cretica Fagonia elongata Fagonia erecta Zygophyllum creticum Fagonia forskaolii Fagonia virens Fagonia viscosa