Haloxylon elegans
(Bunge) Botsch.
Amaranthaceae Edible: Gum
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Description
A shrub native to Mediterranean arid regions, belonging to the Amaranthaceae family (also historically placed in Chenopodiaceae).
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Edible Uses
The sweet gum is used as a sugar substitute.
Traditional Uses
The gum is sweet and is used for sugar.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean plant. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, North Africa,
Notes
Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Synonyms
Haloxylon schweinfurthii Asch. ex Asch. & Schweinf.
References (1)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 8th April 2011]
