Zaleya is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family Aizoaceae, found in Cape Verde, Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Socotra, West Asia, ...
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Zaleya pentandra is a prostrate perennial herb of the Aizoaceae family. It is widespread in semi-arid and arid climes and also in woodlands and can adapt to ...
Zaleya pentandra is an herbaceous annual to shortly perennial plant, prostrate or rarely erect. The thick stems, which are more or less succulent, are papillose ...
The native range of this species is Sudan, India to Myanmar. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Zaleya pentandra - Useful Tropical Plants
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Zaleya pentandra is a semi-succulent, usually prostrate, herb with a stout stem usually growing 8 - 30cm long and more or less woody at the base.
Plantae; Tracheophyta; Magnoliopsida; Caryophyllales. Family: Genus: Species: Sub-Species: Variety: Aizoaceae; Zaleya.
A genus of five species that grow in tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia. Prescott (1984) suggested that they might all be part of the same species.
A desert species of the plains, especially common in Sind. Abundant after the rains and found up to 1600 m alt. sm. Can be used for stomach complaints, snake ...
It has folklore uses to treat snakebites, cough and stomach disorders. The plant has also described being efficacious against gonorrhoea and respiratory tract ...
Medicinal uses: The above-ground parts of the plant are used as a stomachic and treatment for gonorrhoea. The plant is dried and powdered and taken with millet ...
