Odyssea mucronata, Sesbania sericea, and Sesamum alatum–new discoveries for the flora of Saudi Arabia

Masrahi, Yahya S.; AL‐Huqail, Arwa Abdulkreem; Al‐Turki, Turki A.; Thomas, Jacob

doi:10.3906/bot-1011-12

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“…The citations were then selected and organized into a coherent text, and finally discussed based on further information from the scientific literature. 1) is a tall, erect, grooved annual herbaceous plant [2,3,[8][9][10], 20-150 cm tall [2,3,9,11], often 20-90 cm [9], being among the few species of the genus Sesamum with winged seeds [8,12]. The stem is drooping and initially very glandular [14], and it has a green pigmentation with a little purple mixture [15].…”

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“…The leaves are usually heteromorphic, opposite [2,9,11], and sometimes alternated [2,9]. The lower leaves are petiolate, 2-7.5 cm long, palmately, tri-to pentafoliolate or highly divided with narrow, linear-lanceolate lobes (8 × 2 cm each) [2,9,15], with an often undulating but sometimes entire margin [2,9,11]; the central lobe being generally more extended than others, with a cuneiform base [2,9] but sharp or rounded at the apex [9]. The upper leaves are simple, with an entire margin, 3.5-10 cm long [2,11], and glabrous, except for the mucilaginous glands, which are denser underneath [2].…”

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“…Sesamum alatum is a plant species endemic to Mozambique and other African [1] and Asian countries [2,3]. It is phylogenetically close to Sesamum indicum, or sesame, but does not have the same commercial value.…”

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“…S. alatum is traditionally used for gastronomic and medicinal purposes in African countries [4] and India [5], showing great potential if it receives proper attention from researchers and industry. In addition to knowledge passed down through oral tradition, studies confirm its high food and therapeutic values [2,3], but these appear sporadic, and there is a need for a coherent body of theoretical knowledge to inform the engagement of future researchers.…”

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Biology, ecology, and uses of the medicinal plant Sesamum alatum

Cambaza

2023

Academia Biology

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Introduction: Sesamum alatum is a herb, sometimes considered a weed, common in African and Asian countries. It is used as a food and medicine but receives little attention in the scientific literature. Therefore, studying it for more effective and sustainable use is essential.Objective: To describe biological, geo-ecological, cultivation, and utilization features of S. alatum.Review methods: The study reviewed material from the online catalog JSTOR Global Plants, scientific articles, and other scholarly sources. It was conducted in Atlas.ti using the codes "description," "taxonomy," "ecology and distribution," "production," "food value," and "medicinal value." Then, the resulting quotes were compiled into coherent text.Results: S. alatum is an erect, herbaceous plant with lanceolate leaves, pentameric flowers with spotted reddish colors, elongated capsular fruit, and dark-winged seeds. The plant occurs in savannas, villages, or roadsides of tropical Africa, the Near East, and Tamil Nadu. Some rural communities grow the plant, and the hybrid S. alatum × S. indicum increases sesame's resistance to phyllodes. Leaves and seed oil have culinary and medicinal values. S. alatum inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas cepacia, and Staphylococcus epidermis, exhibits antidiabetic, antinephropic, antidiarrheal, and aphrodisiac properties, and helps treat infertility in women and cattle.Conclusions: A cost-benefit analysis for the use of S. alatum as a food and plant therapeutic resource suggests that it would be unwise not to harness it, considering its high level of spontaneous anthropogenic dissemination, its nutritional value, potential as an antimicrobial, antidiarrheal, and antidiabetic agent, and evidence of its benefits in sexual and reproductive health.

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Biology, ecology, and uses of the medicinal plant Sesamum alatum

Cambaza

2023

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“…However, the number of species increases year by year due to intensive biodiversity surveys and vegetation studies. The majority of the identified species have been reported as new records (Masrahi et al, 2010(Masrahi et al, , 2011Thomas et al, 2014;Al-Sodany, 2016;Al-Robai et al, 2018;El-Shaboury et al, 2018;Remesh et al, 2019), while others have been recorded as new species (Al-Zahrani & El-Karemy, 2007;Fayed & Al-Zahrani, 2007;Basahi & Masrahi, 2019). Albaha area, a part of the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, has more than 80% of the Kingdom's flora (Thomas, 2011).…”

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A New Record for the Flora of Saudi Arabia: Portulaca foliosa Ker Gawl. (Portulacaceae)

Al-Robai

Ahmed²,

Mohamed³

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Egypt. J. Bot.

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HIS STUDY presents the Portulaca foliosa Ker Gawl. as a new species in the flora of Saudi Arabia. The plant was found scattered in limited locations in Alabna escarpment, southwestern Saudi Arabia, growing in a rocky, humid habitat between 1400-1800 m.a.s.l. Five species belonging to the genus Portulaca were reported in Saudi Arabia, namely P. oleracea L., P. quadrifida L., P. grandiflora Hook., P. kermesina N.E.BR., and P. pilosa L. These species have similarities in their shoot and floral structures. However, the obtuse leaves, retuse petals, and the flower's coluor are features that distinguish the new taxon from the other species. The newly recorded species is easily distinguishable from the other five Portulaca species through its small flower with bright yellow petals. To facilitate identification, distribution and habitat, detailed vegetative and floral descriptions, colour photographs, a map showing locality along with a new key for the genus Portulaca in the flora of Saudi Arabia are given.

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