Zygophyllum
| Zygophyllum | |
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| Zygophyllum eremeum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zygophylloideae |
| Genus: | Zygophyllum L. |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Miltianthus Bunge | |
Zygophyllum fabago leaflets
Zygophyllum is the type genus of the flowering plant family Zygophyllaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ζυγόν (zygon), meaning "yoke," and φυλλον (phyllon), meaning "leaf." It refers to the leaves, each of which have two leaflets. The more than 50 species the genus contains are distributed in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, central Asia and Australia.
Recent DNA analysis suggests that the genera Augea, Fagonia, and Tetraena are embedded in Zygophyllum.[2]
Selected species
- Zygophyllum album L.
- Zygophyllum billardierei DC. – Coast Twin-leaf
- Zygophyllum cornutum Coss.
- Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss.
- Zygophyllum eurypterum Boiss. & Buhse
- Zygophyllum fabago L.
- Zygophyllum gaetulum Emb. et Maire
- Zygophyllum geslini Coss.
- Zygophyllum giessii Merxm. A.Schreib.
- Zygophyllum gilfillanii N.E.Br.
- Zygophyllum howittii F. Muell.
- Zygophyllum potaninii Maxim.
- Zygophyllum simile H.Eichler
- Zygophyllum simplex L.
- Zygophyllum stapfii – Dollar Bush
- Zygophyllum waterlotii Maire
- Zygophyllum xanthoxylum (Bunge) Engl.[3]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Zygophyllum L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ Beier, B. -A.; Chase, M. W.; Thulin, M. (2003). "Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of subfamily Zygophylloideae (Zygophyllaceae) based on molecular and morphological data". Plant Systematics and Evolution 240: 11. doi:10.1007/s00606-003-0007-0.
- ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Zygophyllum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
External links
Media related to Zygophyllum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Zygophyllum at Wikispecies