Alhagi
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Alhagi is a genus of Old World plants in the family Fabaceae. They are commonly called camelthorns or manna trees. There are four accepted species, which range from northern Africa and Greece through western and central Asia to India and northern China.[1]
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Alhagi species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora argyrella which feeds exclusively on A. maurorum.
The genus name comes from the Arabic word for pilgrim.
Species
Four species are accepted:[1]
- Alhagi brevispina MaireScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Chad (Tibesti Mountains)
- Alhagi graecorum Boiss.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Greece, western Asia, Arabian Peninsula, and North Africa
- Alhagi maurorum Medik.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – levant and the Caucasus to central Asia, India, and Xinjiang
- Alhagi pseudalhagi (M.Bieb.) Desv. ex WangerinScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – North Africa and Greece through western and Central Asia to the western Himalayas and northern China
Uses in traditional medicine
Alhagi in Persian is خارشُتُر (xâr-e šotor) which means "thistle of camels", as camels can eat it with its thorns. Its foliage is the habitat of a scale insect which produces Manna of hedysarum or Tarangabeen, which is used as a remedy for neonatal jaundice.[2]
References
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External links
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- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Alhagi maurorum Medik
- Water relation characteristics of Alhagi sparsifolia and consequences for a sustainable management [1]