Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusEremobium
Scientific name with authorshipEremobium aegyptiacum (Spreng.) Asch. ex Boiss.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cithareloma gedrosiacum Rech.f. & Esfand.Eremobium aegyptiacum (Spreng.) Asch. ex Boiss.Eremobium aegyptiacum subsp. aegyptiacumEremobium aegyptiacum subsp. diffusum (Decne.) MaireEremobium aegyptiacum subsp. lineare (Delile) Abdel Khalik, 2002Eremobium aegyptiacum subsp. lineare (Delile) MaireEremobium aegyptiacum subsp. longisiliquum (Coss.) MaireEremobium aegyptiacum var. aegyptiacumEremobium aegyptiacum var. dasycarpum (Batt.) MaireEremobium aegyptiacum var. glabrescens (Faure & Maire) MaireEremobium aegyptiacum var. lineare (Delile) ZoharyEremobium aegyptiacum var. longisiliquum (Coss.) Hochr.Eremobium aegyptiacum var. pyramidum (C.Presl) Täckh. & BoulosEremobium diffusum (Decne.) Botsch.Eremobium lineare (Delile) Boiss.Eremobium longisiliquum (Coss.) Boiss.Eremobium nefudicum (Velen.) B.L.Burtt & Rech.f.Eremobium pyramidum (C.Presl) Botsch.Hesperis diffusa Decne.Malcolmia aegyptiaca Spreng.Malcolmia aegyptiaca subsp. diffusa (Decne.) MaireMalcolmia aegyptiaca subsp. longisiliqua (Coss.) MaireMalcolmia aegyptiaca var. albiflora MaireMalcolmia aegyptiaca var. dasycarpa Batt.Malcolmia aegyptiaca var. glabrescens Faure & MaireMalcolmia aegyptiaca var. linearis (Delile) Coss.Malcolmia aegyptiaca var. longisiliqua Coss.Malcolmia nefudica Velen.Malcolmia pyramidum C.PreslMatthiola linearis Delile
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier20009473-1
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
SEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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