Hammada salicornica
(Moq.) Iljin
Amaranthaceae Edible: Gum
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A shrub in the Amaranthaceae family found in Mediterranean and arid regions. It produces a sweet gum or exudate.
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Edible Uses
The gum or exudate is sweet and used as a sugar substitute.
Traditional Uses
The gum or exudate 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, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Mediterranean, Middle East, North Africa, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, UAE,
Notes
Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
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]
