Pan India Bouquets

Alhagi pseudalhagi (M. Bieb.) Desv. ex B. Keller & Shap.

Family : FABACEAE
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
Subfamily : Faboideae
Basionym : Hedysarum pseudalhagi M.Bieb
Synonym(s) : Alhagi maurorum Baker
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alhagi pseudalhagi (M. Bieb.) Desv. ex B. Keller & Shap.
Common name : Camel Thorn
Vernacular name : Javasau (Gujarati); Javasa, Oont-jhari (Hindi); Manna (Oriya); Dhanvayasa, Dhanvayasaka, Duralabha ( Sanskrit); Thurnjbin (Tamil); Tell-giniyachettu (Telugu); Bikh jawansa, Jawasa, Turanjabeen (Urdu)
Habit : Thorny shrub
Habitat : Growing on saline, sandy, rocky, and dry soils in drier parts
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Native : Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northwest China, Cyprus, northern India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northwest China, Cyprus, northern India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Australia and Southwest U.S.
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 177
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Alhagi pseudalhagi. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.

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