نبق مسهل

النبق المسهل، حُسْل، شجرة الدكن، النبقيات، الكاسكارا

Rhamnus cathartica

الفصيلة نبقية · Rhamnaceae

معرض النبات

حقوق الصور وإسنادها

الأوراق: Leaves: Opposite or subopposite (rarely alternate), broadly ovate to elliptic, 2.5–6 cm long, margins finely serrate, apex acute; veins 3–4 pairs, strongly curved; petioles short.
الأزهار: Inflorescence & flowers: Small, greenish-yellow, 4-merous, in axillary clusters of 2–6; dioecious or polygamodioecious. Calyx campanulate with 4 lobes; petals absent or minute; stamens inserted opposite calyx lobes.
الثمار والبذور: Fruit: Drupe globose, 6–10 mm, black at maturity, containing 2–4 seeds; toxic, strongly purgative.

Habitat & elevation: Prefers dry open woods, hedgerows, and scrub on calcareous soils; sea level to c. 1,500 m.

Lebanese distribution: Not reported by Mouterde; the species is native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa but absent or very rare in Lebanon.

Native range: Widespread in Europe, North Africa, Caucasus, and western Asia, extending east to Iran and the Himalayas.

بنية النبات: Life-form & habit: Deciduous shrub or small tree, usually 2–6(–8) m tall; crown irregular, branches stiff, often ending in sharp spines. Bark grey-brown, becoming fissured with age.

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