Chian Malcolmia / مَلكُلمية خِيوس /

Malcolmia chia (L.) DC.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
February to March
Seed collection period
April to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Malcolmia W.T.Aiton
Family
Brassicaceae
Wikidata item
Q15547813
GBIF Item
Malcolmia chia (L.) DC. (5373187)

References

  1. Malcolmia chia (L.) DC. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
  2. Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)

Citation

Malcolmia chia (L.) DC. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/743 accessed via barari.org on 1/13/2026.

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