author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Mostafa M. El-Missiry and
Husseiny A. H. Elgendy
Synonym
Asphodelus fistulosus L., Sp. Pl., ed. 1, 309 (1753); Boulos, Fl. Egypt 4: 36(2005).
family name
ASPHODELACEAE
genus name
Asphodelus
Stachyose, raffinose and sucrose were identified from the seeds of A. fistulosus. The seeds yielded 6.2% oil from which β-amyrin and β-sitosterol were isolated (Fell et al., 1968).
Nothing reported
location
egypt