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Taxon:
Plantago afra
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Plantago
Subgenus:
Psyllium
Section:
Psyllium
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Tribe:
Plantagineae
Nomen number:
316475
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:167. 1762
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/05/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
1
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Psyllium afrum
(L.) Mirb.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Plantago psyllium
auct.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson.
Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
Flora of Libya. 1976-
Applequist, W. L.
2006. (1714-1715) Proposal to reject the names
Plantago psyllium
and
Plantago cynops
(Plantaginaceae). Taxon 55:235-237.
Bisset, N. G., ed.
Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis. 1994
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Davis, P. H., ed.
Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Encke, F. et al.
Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Hanelt, P., ed.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
Flora of Ecuador. 1973-
Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds.
Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres. 2004
L'Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament.
2012. Pharmacopée française – Liste A des plantes médicinales utilisees traditionnellement. 24.
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Mabberley, D. J.
The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Migahid, A. M.
Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3. 1988-1990
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):401.
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
Flora iranica. 1963-
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Van Wyk, B.-E. & M. Wink.
Medicinal plants of the world. 2004
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Wood, J. R. I.
A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
Flora palaestina. 1966-
Common names
English
African plantain –
Reference(s)
black psyllium –
Reference(s)
glandular plantain –
Reference(s)
psyllium –
Reference(s)
French
herbes aux puces –
Reference(s)
pilicaire –
Reference(s)
plantain africain –
Reference(s)
psyllium –
Reference(s)
German
Flohkraut –
Reference(s)
scharzer Flohsame –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
erva-das-pulgas –
Reference(s)
Spanish
zaragatona –
Reference(s)
Swedish
loppfrö –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Russian
blošnaja trava –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Turkmenistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Egypt
Sinai
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Croatia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
2
Cultivated
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
MACARONESIA:
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
MIDDLE ASIA:
Turkmenistan
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Cyprus
,
Egypt
[Sinai],
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Israel
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Pakistan
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Croatia
,
Italy
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
,
Portugal
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
stabilizer
Larsen, A. et al., eds.
Association of Official Seed Analysts Handbook 25. 1992
Food additives
thickening agent
Larsen, A. et al., eds.
Association of Official Seed Analysts Handbook 25. 1992
Medicines
folklore
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):401.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Davis, P. H., ed.
Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316475
. Accessed
20 September 2024
.
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