Peganum
E570596
Peganum is a small genus of flowering plants best known for species like Peganum harmala, a hardy desert shrub valued in traditional medicine and rituals for its psychoactive and dye-producing seeds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peganum canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
beta-carboline alkaloids
ⓘ
harmaline ⓘ harmalol ⓘ harmine ⓘ quinazoline alkaloids ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedIn | Species Plantarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1753 ⓘ |
| distributionStatus |
introduced in Australia
ⓘ
introduced in North America ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | drought-tolerant shrub in desert ecosystems ⓘ |
| family | Nitrariaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| flowerType | actinomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| growthForm | shrub ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| hasCommonUse | psychoactive seeds ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Peganum harmala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peganum mexicanum NERFINISHED ⓘ Peganum multisectum NERFINISHED ⓘ Peganum nigellastrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Peganum texanum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | herbaceous leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| seedCharacteristic | small brown seeds ⓘ |
| seedDispersal |
animal dispersal
ⓘ
gravity dispersal ⓘ |
| toxicTo |
humans in high doses
ⓘ
livestock ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Peganum harmala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dye production
ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.