Bassia arabica

Bassia arabica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Bassia
Species:
B. arabica
Binomial name
Bassia arabica
Synonyms[1]
  • Chenolea arabica Boiss.
  • Chenoleoides arabica (Boiss.) Botsch.
  • Kirilowia arabica (Boiss.) G.L.Chu

Bassia arabica is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae.[2] It is native to Libya, Egypt, the Sinai peninsula, the Levant, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf States.[1] An annual subshrub, it is a halophyte.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bassia arabica (Boiss.) Maire & Weiller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b Rugaie, Osamah Al; Mohammed, Hamdoon A.; Alsamani, Salman; Messaoudi, Sabri; Aroua, Lotfi M.; Khan, Riaz A.; Almahmoud, Suliman A.; Altaleb, Abdulrahman D.; Alsharidah, Mansour; Aldubaib, Musaad; Al-Regaiey, Khalid A.; Qureshi, Kamal A. (2023). "Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm, and Antioxidant Potentials of Four Halophytic Plants, Euphorbia chamaesyce, Bassia arabica, Fagonia mollis, and Haloxylon salicornicum, Growing in Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia: Phytochemical Profile and in Vitro and in Silico Bioactivity Investigations". Antibiotics. 12 (3): 501. doi:10.3390/antibiotics12030501. PMC 10044527. PMID 36978368.