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Taxon:
Plantago afra
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Plantago
Subgenus:
Psyllium
Section:
Psyllium
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Tribe:
Plantagineae
Nomen number:
316475
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:167. 1762
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
02/05/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Psyllium afrum
(L.) Mirb.
Invalid Designation(s)
Plantago psyllium
auct.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
1976-. Flora of Libya.
Applequist, W. L.
2006. (1714-1715) Proposal to reject the names
Plantago psyllium
and
Plantago cynops
(Plantaginaceae). Taxon 55:235-237.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Bisset, N. G., ed.
1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Note:
translation of German edition by M. Wichtl, ed.
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds.
2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
URL:
http://www.gobcan.es/cmayot/interreg/atlantico/documentos/LESDCanarias.pdf
L'Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament.
2012. Pharmacopée française – Liste A des plantes médicinales utilisees traditionnellement. 24.
URL:
http://ansm.sante.fr/var/ansm_site/storage/original/application/b2bf6a79e477c97ad5931c04aa62ba4d.pdf
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Note:
=
Plantago psyllium
L., but may refer to
P. psyllium
auct.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Migahid, A. M.
1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):401.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
English
African plantain –
Reference(s)
black psyllium –
Reference(s)
glandular plantain –
Reference(s)
psyllium –
Reference(s)
French
herbes aux puces –
Reference(s)
pilicaire –
Reference(s)
plantain africain –
Reference(s)
psyllium –
Reference(s)
German
Flohkraut –
Reference(s)
scharzer Flohsame –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
erva-das-pulgas –
Reference(s)
Spanish
zaragatona –
Reference(s)
Swedish
loppfrö –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Russian
blošnaja trava –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Turkmenistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Egypt
Sinai
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
n.
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Croatia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
incl. Crete
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
incl. Baleares
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Cyprus
,
Egypt
[Sinai],
Iran
,
Iraq
,
Israel
,
Jordan
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
MIDDLE ASIA:
Turkmenistan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Pakistan
(n.)
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
(incl. Crete),
Croatia
,
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
(incl. Baleares),
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
stabilizer
as
P. psyllium
Larsen, A. et al., eds.
1992. Association of Official Seed Analysts Handbook 25
Food additives
thickening agent
as
P. psyllium
Larsen, A. et al., eds.
1992. Association of Official Seed Analysts Handbook 25
Medicines
folklore
Bisset, N. G., ed.
1994. Herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice on a scientific basis CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Note:
translation of German edition by M. Wichtl, ed.
Medicines
folklore
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):401.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Weed
potential seed contaminant
found in open fields, meadows, dunes, etc.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Name
References