Khat

Khat
	Catha edulis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Faimily:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Catha
Species:	C. edulis
Binomial name
	Catha edulis; (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl.

Catha edulis (khat, qat frae Arabic: القات‎^[1]) is a flouerin plant native tae the Horn o Africae an the Arabian Peninsula. Amang commonties frae thir auries, khat chowin haes a history as a social custom datin back thoosands o years.^[2]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ Dickens, Charles (1856) [Digitized February 19, 2010]. "The Orsons of East Africa". Household Words: A Weekly Journal, Volume 14. Bradbury & Evans. p. 176. Retrieved 9 Januar 2014. (Free eBook)
↑ Al-Mugahed, Leen (2008). "Khat Chewing in Yemen: Turning over a New Leaf: Khat Chewing Is on the Rise in Yemen, Raising Concerns about the Health and Social Consequences". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 86 (10): 741–2. doi:10.2471/BLT.08.011008. PMC 2649518. PMID 18949206. Retrieved 9 Januar 2014.

[Tooea-1] Dickens, Charles (1856) [Digitized February 19, 2010]. "The Orsons of East Africa". Household Words: A Weekly Journal, Volume 14. Bradbury & Evans. p. 176. Retrieved 9 Januar 2014. (Free eBook)

[Kciy-2] Al-Mugahed, Leen (2008). "Khat Chewing in Yemen: Turning over a New Leaf: Khat Chewing Is on the Rise in Yemen, Raising Concerns about the Health and Social Consequences". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 86 (10): 741–2. doi:10.2471/BLT.08.011008. PMC 2649518. PMID 18949206. Retrieved 9 Januar 2014.

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