Acanthaceae
Blepharis edulis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Blepharis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- شوك الضب المأكول, زغاف, شقف, شوك الضب
- Malayalam
- നീരാരൽ
Synonyms
- Acanthodium delilei (Spreng.) H.Buek
- Acanthodium delilii H.Buek
- Acanthodium spicatum Delile
- Acanthus delilei Spreng.
- Acanthus edulis Forssk.
- Acanthus tetragonus R.Br.
- Blepharis edulis f. minima Chiov.
- Blepharis edulis var. gracilis Maire
- Blepharis edulis var. oblongata A.Terracc.
- Blepharis hirta var. latifolia Martelli
- Blepharis obovata Chiov.
Photos
Photo: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: M Rutherford, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.