Peganum Harmala
(Common name:- African rue)
Classification
- Kingdom- Plantae
- (Unranked)- Angiosperms
- (Unranked)- Eudicots
- (Unranked)- Rosids
- Order- Sapindales
- Family- Nitrariaceae
- Genus- Peganum
- Species- P. harmalas
Plant Description
Peganum grows to a height of 0.8 cm approximately. The roots of this
plant reach the depth of 6.1 m on condition when the soil is dry.
The flowers are white in colour and about 2-3 cm in diameter. The fruit
is small in size of about 1-1.5 cm in diameter containing around 50 seeds.
Names
- African rue
- Esphand
- Harmal peganum
- Harmal shrub
- Harmel
- Isband
- Ozallaik
- Peganum
- Steppenraute
- Syrian rue
- Yüzerlik, üzerlik (Turkish)