noun

Definition of African rue

: an African plant (Peganum harmala) yielding harmine and harmaline

First Known Use: circa 1844

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

noun

Definition of Syrian rue

: African rue

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

noun  har·ma·la  \ ˈhär-mə-lə \

variants: also harmal \ˈhär-məl\

Medical Definition of harmala

: an Old World herb (Peganum harmala) with strong-scented seeds that yield several alkaloids and are used as a vermifuge and stimulant

 

Collins English Dictionary:

harmala in British

(ˈhɑːmələ)

noun

a perennial plant native to Europe and Asia Minor, characterized by its white flowers and round seed capsules

 

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL):

 

Texas Invasives:

 

Weed Wise (Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District, Oregon):

African Rue (Peganum harmala)

 

Drugs.com:

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Scientific Name(s): Peganum harmala L. Family: Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

 

Bouncing Bear Botanicals (Kansas):

Peganum Harmala (Syrian Rue)

 

ScienceDirect (Elsevier):

Peganum harmala, also known as Harmal or Syrian rue, is a perennial herbaceous, glabrous plant, that grows in semi-arid conditions, steppe areas and sandy soils, native to eastern Mediterranean region and widely distributed in Central Asia, North Africa and Middle East.

 

National Center for Biotechnology Information:

Harmal (Peganum harmala L. family Zygophyllaceae) is a perennial, glabrous plant which grows spontaneously in semi-arid conditions, steppe areas and sandy soils, native to eastern Mediterranean region.

 

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):

Peganum harmala (L.)

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Sometimes, in dry years, harmal is the only visible plant in the steppe, with its strong green colour, due to its toxicity and non-palatability for animals.

 

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HanfJournal (Berlin):

Peganum harmala (Steppenraute)

 

Feenkraut (Ellerau, Schleswig-Holstein):

 

Magic Garden Seeds (Regensburg, Bayern):

Steppenraute (Peganum harmala)

 

Other English names (not proposed):

 

Andere deutsche Namen (nicht vorgeschlagen):

das Harmalkraut

die Harmalstaude

die Harmelraute

 

Taxonomic citation:

• Peganum harmala Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 444. 1753.

 

Other scientific synonyms (not proposed):

• Harmala peganum Crantz (1766)

• Peganon harmalum (L.) St.-Lag. (1880)

 

5643 - Zygophyllaceae (alternatively: Nitrariaceae or Peganaceae)