Neurada

Neurada
Neurada procumbens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Neuradaceae
Genus: Neurada
B.Juss.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Figaraea Viv.
  • Neuras Adans.

Neurada is a genus of flowering plants in the family Neuradaceae, found in northern Africa, Cyprus, the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. They are desert-adapted prostrate annual herbs with bizarre spiny flowers and fruits.[3] Local people use them as a medicinal herb for a variety of conditions and as a nerve tonic. It is also used for camel fodder.[4]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

  1. ^ C.Linnaeus, Sp. Pl.: 441 (1753)
  2. ^ a b "Neurada B.Juss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ de Loewenstern, Antonio Borzatti; Garbari, Fabio (2002). "Karyological aspects of the genus Neurada L. (Neuradaceae J.G. Agardh)". Caryologia. 55 (4): 361–365. doi:10.1080/00087114.2002.10797888. ISSN 0008-7114.
  4. ^ Chelalba, Imane; Benchikha, Naima; Begaa, Samir; Messaoudi, Mohammed; Debbeche, Hanane; Rebiai, Abdelkrim; Youssef, Fadia S. (2020). "Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activity of Neurada procumbens L. Growing in Southern Algeria". Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 44 (10). doi:10.1111/jfpp.14774.