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Revision as of 23:54, 10 March 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Podonosma |
| Species: | P. orientalis
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Podonosma orientalis, commonly known as Golden drop, is a species of flowering plant resembling a low-lying shrub of the Boraginaceae family, first described by Carl Linnaeus. It is endemic to Turkey, the Eastern Mediterranean, namely, Syria, Lebanon, Israel (Palestine), and stretching as far as the woodlands and desert steppes of Jordan, Iraq, and in Western and Southern Iran. In Israel it is a regular feature in the Judean and Samaritan desert, as also on Mount Carmel, where it is very common.
Description
The simple leaves and stems of plant are entirely covered in green or whitish hairs, and sheds its foliage between August and October. Yellow to white and light blue flowers of a corolla-cylindrical shape appear on the plant's stalk between February and June.
In Arabic, the species of plant is known by the name maṣīṣ (Template:Lang-ar), whence its Hebrew name is also derived.
Habitat
Golden drop flourishes on hard rock outcrops, especially in garrigue terrain.
Uses
The plant contains saponin, a chemical substance which produces a soapy lather. Arabs in Palestine would tear off leaves and stems from the plant and form them into a wad for scouring pots and pans, or for burnishing copperware or silverware.[2]
References
- ^ "Kew Botanical Garden. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Ḳrispil, Nissim (1985). A Bag of Plants (The Useful Plants of Israel) (Yalḳuṭ ha-tsemaḥim) (in Hebrew). Vol. 3 (Ṭ.-M.). Jerusalem: Cana Publishing House Ltd. pp. 688-ff. ISBN 965-264-011-5. OCLC 959573975.
External links
- Flowers In Israel -- Podonosma orientalis
Media related to Podonosma orientalis at Wikimedia Commons
