Family: Cynomoriaceae
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Cynomorium coccineum L.
Collector/Expedition: Cornes, M.
Collection number: 98
Collection date: 3rd February 1984
Country/Territory: Bahrain
Collecting locality: Bahrain:SW Rimrock- backslopes
Habitat: Sandy mounds, among Zygophyllum qatarense
Description: Foetid. Parasitic plant, fleshy. Stem reddish, two-thirds below sand. Leaves few, brown, scaly. Flower head cylindrical. Flowers minute, red, fleshy, closely growing. Prominent simple stamens from some flowers
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00454682
Herbarium region: 2A_ARABIA (Arabian Peninsula)
Number of sheets: 1
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