Phelypaea violacea – Famine Foods

Phelypaea violacea

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Name Authority:
Desf.
Vernaculars:
Arabic: Danoun, Denouss, Barnouk, Ouras, Khares, Tertout el kelab, Zebb el kaa, Fetekchan, Zebb er -roumi (Gabes dialect), Zebb el nasrani (Gabes dialect). Berber: Idergis, Abouchel -n -tekkouk. Touareg: Zimzellil, Temzellit, Aheliouine.
Misc:
Tunisia: as for Phelypaea aegyptiaca. It is parasitic upon the following vegetation: Zygophyllum album, L.; Zygophyllum cornutum, Coss. [ZYGOPHYLLACEAE] and sometimes Limonastrum guyonianum, Dur.; Boiss. in DC. [PLUMBAGINACEAE])

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