Chrozophora obliqua - (Vahl.)A.Juss.
(Vahl.)A.Juss.
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Wa'el Almatni
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Wa'el Almatni
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Wa'el Almatni
Description
Chrozophora obliqua is a PERENNIAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
The seed is used as a butter substitute.
Medicinal Uses
The fruit and the leaves are used in the treatment of whooping cough and as an appetite stimulant.
Distribution
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, to India.
Where It Grows
Coming Soon
Cultivation
A monoecious plant, not flowering for several years and then flowering and dying. 50
Synonyms
C. verbascifolia. (Willd.)Juss.
