Anchusa undulata subsp. hybrida
L., (Ten.) Cout.
Ballikotu
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Description
A Mediterranean herb in the Boraginaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are added to pastries, and the flower nectar is sucked as a juice.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are added to pastries. The flower nectar is sucked as a juice.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, Jordan, Middle East, Turkey, Türkiye,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ballikotu, Koca ot, Koyun dili, Mussais, Sigirdilli
References (10)
- Al-Qura'n, S. A., 2010, Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Wild Edible Plants in Jordan. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International 1(4):231-243 (As Anchusa hybrida)
- Ari, S., et al, 2015, Ethnobotanical survey of plants used in Afyonkarahisar-Turkey. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:84
- Balut, G., 2016, Medicinal and wild food plants of Marmara Island (Balikesir - Turkey). Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 85 (2): 3501
- Dogan, Y., 2012, Traditionally used wild edible greens in the Aegean Region of Turkey. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 81(4): 329-342
- Ertug, F., 2000, An Ethnobotanical Study in Central Anatolia (Turkey). Economic Botany Vol. 54. No. 2. pp. 155-182
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- Ertug, F., 2004, Wild Edible Plants of the Bodrum Area. (Mugla, Turkey). Turk. J. Bot. 28 (2004): 161-174
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement (As Anchusa hybrida)
- Kargioglu, M. et al, 2010, Traditional Uses of Wild Plants in the Middle Aegean Region. Human Ecology 38:429-450
- Senkardes, I & Tuzlaci, E., 2016, Wild Edible Plants of Southern Part of Nevsehir inTurkey. Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 20:34-43
- Taskin, T. and Bitis, L., 2016, In vitro Antioxidant activity of eight wild edible plants in Bursa Province of Turkey. Farmacia 2016, Vol. 64, 5
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