Dr. Abdulaziz M. Assaeed

Rhazya stricta

Species

Apocynaceae

Family

Harmal

Vernacular Name

Perennial shrub

Life Form

Glabrous shrub with many branches ascending from the base up to 100 cm high and often broader than taller. Leaves linear oblong or elliptical, entire, acute, tapering at base to a short petiole up to 10 cm long. Flowering starts early in spring. Flowers in dense terminal cymes. Follicles linear, terete, tapering toward apex, often densely grouped, 5-10 cm long, containing several small seeds. Seeds shater and disperse in early summer

Description

Silty soil or shallow sand over silt

Habitat

Poisonous plant, often invades overgrazed rangelands

Grazing Importance

Used in folk medicine

Other Uses

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