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Trifolium alexandrinum (Egyptian clover, berseem clover) [2] is an annual clover cultivated mostly in irrigated sub-tropical regions, and used as leguminous crop. It is an important winter crop in Egypt, where it may have been cultivated since ancient times, [3] [4] and was introduced into northern India in the early nineteenth century.
Henna flowers have four sepals and a 2 mm (0.079 in) calyx tube, with 3 mm (0.12 in) spread lobes. Its petals are ovate, with white or red stamens found in pairs on the rim of the calyx tube. The ovary is four-celled, 5 mm (0.20 in) long, and erect. Henna fruits are small, brownish capsules, 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) in diameter, with 32–49 ...
Many parts of the plant are used as famine foods in Africa; the leaves are eaten raw or cooked, the oily seed is boiled to make it less bitter and eaten mixed with sorghum, and the flowers can be eaten. [6] [12] The tree is considered valuable in arid regions because it produces fruit even in dry times. [11]
Scientific name Name Description Picture Magnolia officinalis: Magnolia-bark The bark contains magnolol and honokiol, two polyphenolic compounds. Malva sylvestris: Mallow The seeds are used internally in a decoction or herbal tea [102] as a demulcent and diuretic, and the leaves made into poultices as an emollient for external applications.
Flowers in globulous heads 1.2–1.5 cm in diameter of a bright golden-yellow color, set up either axillary or whorly on peduncles 2–3 cm long located at the end of the branches. Pods are strongly constricted, hairy, white-grey, thick and softly tomentose. Its seeds number approximately 8000/kg. [14]
Senna alexandrina (Alexandrian senna, in Arabic عشرج or عشرق or سنامكي and see below) is an ornamental plant in the genus Senna.It is used in herbalism.It grows natively in upper Egypt, especially in the Nubian region, and near Khartoum (), where it is cultivated commercially.
The papyrus plant is relatively easy to grow from seed, though in Egypt, it is more common to split the rootstock, [10] and grows quite fast once established. Extremely moist soil or roots sunken in the water is preferred and the plant can flower all year long. [11] Vegetative propagation is the suggested process of creating new plants.
The plant carries the flowers solitary or in two-flowered cymes opposite of the leaf. The flowers sit on the end of a short stem, count 5 sepals, 5 petals and 10 free and yellow stamina. The fruit is spindle-shaped, dehiscent and divided into transversal sections through five valves.