Tribulus cistoides

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Tribulus cistoides
Tribulus cistoides in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Tribulus
Species: T. cistoides
Binomial name
Tribulus cistoides
L.
Synonyms[1]

Kallstroemia cistoides (L.) Endl.
Tribulus alacranensis Millsp.[2]
Tribulus moluccanus Decne.
Tribulus sericeus Andersson
Tribulus taiwanense T.C. Huang & T.H. Hsieh
Tribulus terrestris var. cistoides (L.) Oliv.

Tribulus cistoides (Jamaican feverplant, puncture vine) is a species of flowering plant in the Zygophyllaceae family, which is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.

References

  1. "Tribulus cistoides L.". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 7 November 2013. 
  2. Field Columbian Museum (1916). "Vegetation of Alacran Reef". Botanical series (The Museum) 2. 


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