Suaeda vermiculata
Forssk.
AmaranthaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The succulent leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean plant. It can grow in salty soils. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Middle East, North Africa, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Angola, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A shrub. It is large and fleshy and dark green. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are 1.5 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. They only have a short stalk and are succulent. The flowers occur singly or in groups of 2-3.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Suaeda vermiculata is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly classified under the Chenopodiaceae). It is a salt-tolerant plant (halophyte) that grows naturally in salt-affected areas.
Notes
Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Meliah
Suaeda mollis Delile
References (3)
- Karim, F. M. & Dakheel, A, J., 2006, Salt-tolerant plants of the United Arab Emirates. 2006. International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, UAE.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 8th April 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
