Peganum nigellastrum () is a plant species in the genus Peganum. "Peganum nigellastrum is distributed in China (west and west north of Pekin) and east Siberia (near Khyagt village). This species has also been recorded in the subprovinces of Mongolia and Tsinhai" Narantsetseg Amartuvshin, Shagdar Dariimaa, and Gonchig Tserenbaljid. 2006. Taxonomy of the Genus Peganum L. (Peganaceae Van Tieghem) in Mongolia. Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences 2006 Vol. 4(2): 9-13. and is found in the Hami region, a prefecture-level city, of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Wang Changhong, Liu Jun, Zheng Leiming. 2002. An Investigation on the Species, Distribution, and Ecotope of Peganum harmala in Xinjiang. Guangdong Trace Elements Science Guangdong Trace Elements Science(此处原为空白) 9(3):46-50.
Biochemistry
The plant contains phytochemicals:
Canthin-6-one alkaloids: Luotonin C Luotonin D Phenylpropanoids: Dihydrosinapyl ferulate Dihydroconiferyl ferulate In aerial parts: Other alkaloids: Harmine 3-phenylquinoline, 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)quinoline and 3-(1H-indol-3-yl)quinoline
Dispersal
Peganum nigellastrum is stoloniferous and grows in patches from 100 to 200 m wide. Seeds are dispersed by wind, a form of dispersal known as anemochory and by humans in steppe, forest-steppe habitats; around cities and can be dispersed at least 300 km away from desert steppe by human activities.
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