The varied toxicity of Urginea maritima (a plant that grows in north Sinai) on Wistar albino rats was investigated. Twenty-four weighing 100±20 gm. were divided into 4 groups, the first group, which included six male rats, and second female given di-methyl sulfoxide orally for 45 consecutive days regarded as control groups. third group who received 36 mg/kg B.W (1/20 LD50 from alcoholic extract...

Squilla Steinh. was considered to be an orthographic variant of Scilla L., and therefore the new genus Charybdis Speta created include maritima L. related taxa occurring in Mediterranean. Molecular phylogenetic studies recovered as distant from Urginea; this finding also supported by morphology phytochemistry data. However, after typification using S. Rafinesque, became illegitimate under Art. ...

A new species of Urginea Steinhill. located in Andhra Pradaah and Tamilnadu (India), namely Urginea negarjunae Hemadri et Swaharl which produces the thickest scape coupled with the largest and closely arranged flowers and nonreflexed tepals among all the Indian species so far recorded under Urginea Steinhill, is described with illustrations. Chromosomal study revealed that the new taxon is not ...