Limeum

ثمينه

COMMON NAME: Limeum

ARABIC: ثمينه

BOTANICAL NAME: Limeum humile Forsskal

SYNONYMS: L. obovatum Vicary, L. indicum Stocks

FAMILY: MOLLUGINACEAE

KIND: Native

EMIRATE: Abu-Dhabi, Sharjah

GROWTH FORMS: Herbs

HABITATS: Sandy

TYPES: Annual

REMARKS: Distinguishing characteristic from L. arabicum: smooth mericarps

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems woody, stiff, radiating from base, prostrate, up to 30 cm, mat-forming. Leaves opposite, round or oval, 0.2–0.4 × 0.4–0.6 cm, dark green, on short stalks. Flowers white, about 0.6 cm across, on short stalks underneath branches. Sepals green with edged margins. Fruit splits into two smooth brown hemispherical sections (mericarps). Flowering from November to April.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021.