Tribulus terrestris L.

 
  • Family : ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
    (CALTROP FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Zygophyllaceae
  • Species : Tribulus terrestris
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Tribulus terrestris L.
  • Common name : Puncture Vine, Land Caltrops
  • Vernacular name : Gokruhu (Hin.); Kiruneglimullu, Nerangi mullu, Neggele mullu (Kan.); Nerinji (Tam.); Chini palleru, Palleru (Tel.); Gokhra, Gokhura (Ori.); Gosurah (San.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0105
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 26/10/14
  • Collection Locality : Bakarapet Ghat, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Open deciduous forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Occasional in plains to 750 m. Sometimes a weed of waste lands, wayside and even in poor soil.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Chittoor district, Madhavaram RF (Kurnool district), Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Balasore district, Koraput district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical and warm temperate regions of the world.
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Tribulus terrestris. Downloaded on 1 July 2024.

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