Fagonia schweinfurthii (Hadidi) Hadidi ex Ghafoor

 
  • Family : ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
    (Caltrop Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GOKHARU FAMILY (गोखरू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zygophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Fagonia armata R.Br.; Fagonia elba Hadidi; Fagonia glabra E.H.L.Krause; Fagonia indica var. brevispina (Schweinf.) Hadidi; Fagonia indica var. elba (Hadidi) Hadidi; Fagonia indica var. schweinfurthii Hadidi; Fagonia ovalifolia subsp. pakistanica Ghafoor; Fagonia pakistanica (Ghafoor) Tabassum, Omer & Qaiser; Fagonia paulayana J.Wagner & Vierh.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zygophyllum paulayanum (J.Wagner & Vierh.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Common name : Desert Fagonia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dhamaso (Gujarati)
    • Damhar, Dhamasa, Dhanvayas, Hingun (Hindi)
    • Nela ingali (Kannada)
    • Dhamasa (Marathi)
    • Damanh, Damiya, Dhama (Punjabi)
    • Dhamasa, Jawasio (Rajasthani)
    • Dhanvayavasa, Duhsparsha (Sanskrit)
    • Dhamas (Urdu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Common in mixed habitats. The whole plant is used in variety of diseases including hepatic ailments in deserts and dry areas of India.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Rajasthan : Bhilwara district, Jodhpur district,Tonk district, Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district
  • Native : Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Kenya, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, West Himalaya, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Egypt to Kenya, Arabian Peninsula, South Iran to West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Shetty B.V. and Singh V., (1987). Flora of India Series 2 Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India. PP- 456
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Fagonia schweinfurthii. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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