1,049 observationsLeast Concern
simple-leaved bean caper
Tetraena simplex
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae βΊPhylum: Tracheophyta βΊClass: Magnoliopsida βΊOrder: Zygophyllales βΊFamily: Zygophyllaceae βΊGenus: Tetraena
About
Tetraena simplex, commonly known as hureim or simple-leaved bean caper, is a halophytic flowering plant that is distributed in arid regions of the Western Asia and Africa. It is an annual and has a history of being used in Arabic folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory.