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Hama

  


Name: Hama

Scientific name: Cullen plicatum

Type: Shrub

Color: Green,White

Habitat: Roadsides,Sandy Areas

Size: 100 - 500 cm




Conservation status:

Native


Description:

Growth form: Small shrub. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status:Native Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Recorded by Batanouny from roadside runnel at Al-Amiriyah and on waste land near irrigation. Uses: An infusion of the leaves is drunk for respiratory and intestinal ailments and the fruits are used in the treatment of gastric ulcers (Rizk & El-Ghazaly).