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  • COMMON NAME: Djouri
  • ARABIC: حاد، سلي
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Cornulaca monacantha Del.
  • SYNONYMS: Cornulaca arabica Botsch.
  • FAMILY: CHENOPODIACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Abu-Dhabi , Dubai , Ras-Al-Khaimah , Fujairah
  • CATEGORIES: Medicinal (M) Fodder (F)
  • GROWTH FORMS: Shrubs
  • HABITATS: Sandy
  • TYPES: Perennial
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://www.floraofqatar.com/cornulaca_monacantha.htm Karim FM and Dakheel AG. Salt-tolerant plants of the United Arab Emirates. 2006. International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, UAE. M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003.
Highly salt tolerant, common forage naturalized and cultivated. Used in folk medicine. Leaves boiled in water used to treat jaundice.
Perennial, woody, erect, much-branched, up to 80 cm. Leaves triangular, less than 0.1 cm long, spiny, with a broadened rounded base. Flowers yellow, 2-5 in round well-separated clusters surrounded by dense tufts of white hair. Fruit wings pear-shaped, 0.3 cm long. Seeds round, flat, yellow. Flowering from September to December.
Deep sandy soil.
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