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  • COMMON NAME: Tetraena simplex
  • ARABIC: قرمل، حميض
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Zygophyllum simplex L.
  • SYNONYMS: Fabago portulacifolius (Forssk.) Medik.
  • FAMILY: ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Abu-Dhabi , Dubai , Sharjah , Ajman , Umm-Al-Quwain , Ras-Al-Khaimah , Fujairah
  • CATEGORIES: Medicinal (M) Fodder (F)
  • GROWTH FORMS: Herbs Succulent
  • HABITATS: Sandy
  • TYPES: Annual
  • REMARKS: Very common in the UAE.
Karim FM and Dakheel AG. Salt-tolerant plants of the United Arab Emirates. 2006. International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, UAE. Flora of the United Arab Emirates V1 & 2, Fawzi M.Karim, Nael M.Fawzi; reviewed by Fatima Al-Ansary. Al-Ain: United Arab Emirates University, 2007. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873693-1#synonyms https://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/2014/1342/jpeg/30.jpg
Extremely salt tolerant, grazed by camels, very common in folk medicine.

Low, succulent, annual herb. Stems forming prostrate mat, circular in outline, up to 25cm across, dichotomously branched: branches many, slender, reddish
or green. Leaves 1-foliate, small, succulent, ovoid-cylindrical, obtuse. Stipules, membranous. Peduncles short. Flowers axillary, solitary or in pairs, yellow, 3-
5mm long. Sepals 5, caducous, obovate, with scarious margins. Petals, spathulate, long-clawed. Disk fleshy, angled. Stamens 8-10. Stigma persistent. Capsules small, deeply 5-lobed, obovoid. Seeds minute, fusiform, smooth.

Flowering from March to June.
In salty regions and on shallow sand. Very common in the UAE.
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