Nitraria retusa | |
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N. retusa, from Vegetation der Erde (1910) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Nitrariaceae |
Genus: | Nitraria |
Species: | N. retusa
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Binomial name | |
Nitraria retusa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Berberis africana Hebenstr. & Ludw. ex Schult. & Schult.f. |
Nitraria retusa, commonly known as Nitre bush, is a salt-tolerant and drought-resistant shrub in the family Nitrariaceae.[1] It can grow to heights of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in), although it seldom exceeds more than 1 m in height. It produces small white/green coloured flowers [2] and small edible red fruit.[3] The plant is native to desert areas of northern Africa, where it grows in primary succession on barren sand dunes,[4] and in areas with high salinities such as salt marshes.
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