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Bituminaria

Bituminaria bituminosa

Description:

Bituminaria is small genus of perennial herbs from the family Fabaceae. Bituminaria bituminosa, the Arabian pea or pitch trefoil, is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus Bituminaria. It is easily recognizable by the characteristic smell of bitumen from its leaves.

Notes:

It has several potential uses: (i) forage crop, (ii) Phytostabilization of heavy metal contaminated or degraded soils, (iii) Synthesis of furanocoumarins (psoralen, angelicin, xanthotoxin and bergapten), compounds of broad pharmaceutical interest.

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PatriciaPi
PatriciaPi 11 years ago
Bituminaria bituminosa Bituminaria bituminosa


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1 Comment

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

thanks Patricia for the ID of this pretty flower. I love the colours.

pamsai
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pamsai

Miravet, Catalunya, Spain

Spotted on Jun 16, 2012
Submitted on Jun 20, 2012

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