Zaleya Pentandra

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophytes Class: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Aizoaceae Genus: Zaleya Species: Z.Pentandra

             

Synonym:

Trianthema Pentandra

How to identify it?

Zaleya Pentandra is a perennial plant, belonging to the family Aizoaceae, only 30 cm in height with a spread of 0.80 m, dichotomous, almost smooth or papillary, its leaves are opposite succulent, usually unequal, usually ovate or shaft oblong, rounded on top, flowers axillary and seeds black, faded It is rare in Algeria, spread in the central desert, Tassili Najjer

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Perennial/Annual	0.2  to 0.30 c m	After the rains	1200 m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Yes/leaves	Pink/Purple	Rare in Algeria	No

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Edaydman/Rabaa wa rabah		African Purslane	Zaléya à cinq étamines	Horse Purslane

 Related species:

§  Zaleya camillei

§  Zaleya decandra

§  Zaleya galericulata

§  Zaleya govindia

§  Zaleya redimita