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Nitraria retusa (Forssk.) Aschers., Verb. Bot. Ver. Brandeb. 18:94. 1876. Post, Fl. Palestine, Syria & Sinai ed. 2. 1:272. 1932; Al-Mukhtar, Zygophyllaceae Iraq. 4. 1971; Hadidi in Rech. f., Fl. Iran. 98:9. tab. 10. fig. 1. 1972; in Tackholm, Stud. Fl. Egypt ed. 2. 313. 1974 (under Nitrariaceae).
Nitraria senegalensis Poir.Nitraria sericea Jaub. & Spach.Nitraria tridentata Desf.Peganum retusum Forssk.
A shrub, up to 2.5 m tall. Young shoots whitish pubescent, spiny at the apices. Leaves on young branches alternate, on older one fasciculate, cuneiform-falcate, c. 14-15 mm long, c. 8-10 mm broad, glaucous, entire, retuse or tridentate at the apex. Flowers pedicellate, c. 4-5 mm across, greenish-white, fragrant; pedicel c. 3 mm long. Sepals 1.5-2 mm long, canescent-hispid. Drupe hemispherical, 5-10 mm in diameter, triangular.
Type: Ex Orientale, Forsskal (BM).
Distribution: Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Arabia and North Africa.
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