Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllum simplex L.
(Syn: Zygophyllum portulacoides Forssk.)
English name:
Local name: Sindhi- Patlani, Punjabi- Alethi, Urdu-
lani, Aaderi.
Description:
A delicate annual prostrate herb with many branches and succulent bright green leaves.
Leaves are simple, fleshy, cylindrical and oblong. Flowers 4 to 5 mm minute, bright yellow to
greenish yellow, solitary axillary, stamens 10. Fruit globose and segmented.
Flowering Period:
August to May.
Habitat:
Common in sandy or rocky and saline habitats.
Uses:
In leukemia and ophthalmia, the infusion of the seeds and
leaves is prescribed.
Distribution:
Pakistan, India, Iran, tropical & North Africa, Cape Verde
Islands and West Asia.
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