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Chrozophora obliqua

Common name:		Family:
Author:	(Vahl.)A.Juss.	Botanical references:
Synonyms:	Chrozophora verbascifolia ((Willd.)Juss.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Southern Europe, Mediterranean, to India.
Habitat:	Dry places[50].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	obliqua = oblique;
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	Iran

Physical Characteristics

Perennial. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

The seed is used as a butter substitute[61].

Medicinal Uses

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The fruit and the leaves are used in the treatment of whooping cough and as an appetite stimulant.

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

A monoecious plant, not flowering for several years and then flowering and dying[50].
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Propagation

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Web References

References for Chrozophora verbascifolia (a possible synonym).

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.

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References

[50] ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.

[61] Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974 ISBN 0094579202
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.

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