| Nucularia | |
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| Nucularia perrinii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Nucularia Batt. (1903) |
| Species: | N. perrinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nucularia perrinii Batt. (1903) | |
Nucularia perrinii, known as askaf, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Nucularia. Its native range is Selvagens to the western and central Sahara and Sahel. Askaf is a crucial plant to Sahrawi camel nomads, providing salt and water to camels even during dry spells and casuing a characteristic flavor to camel milk.
Distribution
Nucularia perrinii is an endemic halophyte plant of central and western Sahara.
References
- "Nucularia Batt. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Volpato, Gabriele; Di Nardo, Antonello (2017). "The role of Nucularia perrinii Batt. (Chenopodiaceae) in the camel-based Sahrawi social-ecological system". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 13 (1): 12. doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0141-3. PMC 5299638. PMID 28179025.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Nucularia | |
| Nucularia perrinii | |