Tribulus pentandrus Forssk.

 
  • Family : ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
    (Caltrop Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GOKHARU FAMILY (गोखरू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zygophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Tribulus alatus Drège ex C.Presl; Tribulus longipetalus Viv.; Tribulus pentandrus var. acanthopterus (Kralik) Hosni
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tribulus pentandrus Forssk.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Sandy habitais
  • Comments / notes : Fairly common after rains in sandy and sandy clay loam soils.
  • Key identification features : Leaves up to 2.5 cm long. Flowers 8-10 mm across. stamens mostly 5 (rarely up to 10). Fruit c. 8 mm in diameter
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Distribution :
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Bikaner district, Churu district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Sahara to India
  • Literature :
    • Shetty B.V. and Singh V., (1987). Flora of India Series 2 Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India. PP- 456
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tribulus pentandrus. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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