Dicanthium foveolatum
Dicanthium foveolatum (Delile) Roberty
- kingdom Plantae
- phylum Magnoliophyta
- class Liliopsida
- order Poales
- family Poaceae
- genus Dichanthium
Common Names
دفيره (دَفيره)، حمره (حَمْره) (Arabic), حمرى (حِمرى، حُمرى) (Arabic), نوى (نَوَى) (Arabic)
Languages: English
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Mali, Mauritania, north Africa, Sinai, Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania.
Distribution in Egypt
Nile region, Egyptian desert, Res Sea coastal strip, Gebel Elba and Sinai.
Habitat
Sandy and stony deserts.
Life Expectancy
Perennial.
Taxonomy
- Andropogon foveolatus Delile (synonym)
- Andropogon strictus Roxb. (synonym)
- Eremopogon foveolatus (Delile) Stapf (synonym)
- Eremopogon strictus (Roxb.) A. Camus (synonym)
References
(Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..