Zygophyllum simplex L.

 
  • Family : ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
    (Caltrop Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GOKHARU FAMILY (गोखरू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zygophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Fabago portulacifolius Medik.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tetraena simplex (L.) Beier & Thulin
  • Vernacular name :
    • Patlani, Atheli (Gujarati)
  • Habit : Prostrate herb
  • Habitat : Open places in deciduous bushland, often on sand or lava, or coastal; 0-600 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : August
  • Distribution :
    • Gujarat : Kachchh district
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • Native : Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Se
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cape Verde, Sahara to Tanzania and India, Angola to South Africa.
  • Literature :
    • Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 140
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zygophyllum simplex. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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