Mediterranean-medlar / تفاح بري / زعرور /

زعرور شائع /

Crataegus azarolus L.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility

Delicious

Edible part

Fruits

Preparation

Jam
Vinegar

Blooming period

March to April

Foraging period

August

Seed collection period

August to October

Potential medicinal uses

Amphoteric
Analgesic
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-lithic
Astringent
Carminative
Emmenagogue
Hypotensive
Tonic

Description

Perenniality

Perennial

Petal colour

White

Leaf type

Dissected

Life form

Phanerophyte shrub
Tree

Scientifc data

Genus

Crataegus

Family

Rosaceae

Wikidata item

Q793606

GBIF Item

Crataegus azarolus L. (3013739)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
Imseeh Tesdell, O., Othman, A., Othman, Y., Dowani, Y., Shqeirat, R., Bamieh, Y., Tesdell, E., Khouri, S.(2018).Palestinian Wild food plants.Ramallah(English and Arabic)
Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
Sattout E., Zahreddine H. (2013). Native Trees of Lebanon and Neighboring Countries: A Guidebook for Professionals and Amateurs. Beirut: Notre Dame University - Louaize Press.
Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
Fernley-Pearson, Thomas. Agroforestry for Palestine. Bustan Qaraaqa Publications, 2010.
Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.

Citation

Crataegus azarolus L. in Barari platform (2023). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/505 accessed via barari.org on 6/10/2023.