- Family:
- Brassicaceae Burnett
- Genus:
- Moricandia DC.
Moricandia sinaica (Boiss.) Boiss.

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial herb, glaucous, up to 1 m tall
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves fleshy, ovate to oblong-ovate, 2–10 x 2–6(–8) cm, obtuse, the upper sessile with clasping base, the lower with cuneate base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 10–15 mm long, pink or white
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Siliqua 30–80 x 1.5–3 mm
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds c. 1 mm long.
- Distribution
- N2; Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan
- Ecology
- Altitude c. 1300 m.
- Note
- First record for Somalia.
Native to:
Egypt, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Yemen
Moricandia sinaica (Boiss.) Boiss. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Dec 1, 2016 | Aucher-Eloy [167], Egypt | K000230234 | isotype | Yes |
First published in Fl. Orient. 1: 386 (1867)
Accepted by
- Al-Eisawi, D. (2016). Taxonomic synopsis of Brassicaceae for the flora of Jordan. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 71: 219-226.
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
- Hedge, J. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 57: 1-372. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
- Jafri, S.M.H. (1973). Flora of West Pakistan 55: 1-308.
- Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
- Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
- Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Al-Eisawi, D. (2016). Taxonomic synopsis of Brassicaceae for the flora of Jordan. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 71: 219-226.
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
- Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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