Caralluma sinaica, Caralluma maris-mortui, Caudanthera sinaica , Boucerosia sinaica,
Hebrew: אצבוע ים-המלח, Arabic: دد الكلبة (Dadal Kalbah), الغلثى (Ghali)

Scientific name:		Caralluma sinaica (Decne.) A.Berger
Synonym name:		Caralluma maris-mortui Zohary, Caudanthera sinaica (Decne.) Plowes, Boucerosia sinaica Decne.
Common name:		Caralluma sinaica
Hebrew name:		אצבוע ים-המלח
Arabic name:		دد الكلبة (Dadal Kalbah), الغلثى (Ghali)
Family:		Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family, משפחת האסקלפיים

Life form:		Non-woody perennial
Spinescence:		Absent
Succulence:		Succulent
Stems:		Ascending-erect, richly branched, shrubby, forming mats or clumps, grey, quadrangular
Leaves:		No leaves
Inflorescence:		The flowers are carried on stakes as long as the calyx
Flowers:		Hermaphrodite only, yellow
Fruits / pods:		Grey-green spotted with purple
Flowering Period:		April, May
Habitat:		Hard rock outcrops
Distribution:		Shrub-steppes, Deserts, Semi-steppe shrublands
Chorotype:		Saharo-Arabian
Summer shedding:		Perennating

Derivation of the botanical name: Caralluma from the Arabian, "qarh al-luhum‟, meaning wound in the flesh or abscess, probably from the floral odor in some taxa. sinaica from Sinai. The standard author abbreviation Decne. is used to indicate Joseph Decaisne (1807 – 1882), a French botanist and agronomist. The standard author abbreviation A.Berger is used to indicate Alwin Berger (1871 – 1931), a German botanist, known for his contribution to the nomenclature of succulent plants, particularly agaves and cacti. The standard author abbreviation Zohary is used to indicate Michael Zohary (1898 – 1983), a pioneering Israeli botanist. The standard author abbreviation Plowes is used to indicate Darrel Charles Herbert Plowes (1925 - 2016), a South African botanist.