Tribulus cistoides

Tribulus cistoides
	Tribulus cistoides in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Zygophyllales
Family:	Zygophyllaceae
Genus:	Tribulus
Species:	T. cistoides
Binomial name
	Tribulus cistoides; L.
Synonyms
	Kallstroemia cistoides (L.) Endl.; Tribulus alacranensis Millsp.; Tribulus moluccanus Decne.; Tribulus sericeus Andersson; Tribulus terrestris var. cistoides (L.) Oliv.

Tribulus cistoides, also called wanglo (in Aruba),^[3] the Jamaican feverplant^[4] or puncture vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, which is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.

Habitat

Tribulus cistoides, known locally in Mexico as “Abrojo de tierra caliente” (thistle of the hot country), grows in Central, South, and the southern part of North America.^[5] It survives well in arid low land close to the shore and where these is sand or loose soil is present. This is also why it may survive in urban environments in or by the gutters of roads, as there may be loose soil nearby.^[6]

References

^ Field Columbian Museum (1916). "Vegetation of Alacran Reef". Botanical Series. 2. The Museum.
^ "Tribulus cistoides L.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 March 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ "Cockle Corn Tribulus cistoides". Dutch Caribbean Species Register. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ NRCS. "Tribulus cistoides". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ Achenbach, H., Hübner, H., Brandt, W., & Reiter, M. (1994). Cardioactive steroid saponins and other constituents from the aerial parts of Tribulus CISTOIDES☆. Phytochemistry, 35(6), 1527–1543. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9422(00)86890-9
^ Abbott, I., Abbott, L. K., & Grant, P. R. (1977). Comparative ecology of Galápagos ground ginches (Geospiza Gould): Evaluation of the importance of floristic diversity and interspecific competition. Ecological Monographs, 47, 151–184. https://doi. org/10.2307/1942615

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[Botanical_series-1] Field Columbian Museum (1916). "Vegetation of Alacran Reef". Botanical Series. 2. The Museum.

[TPL-2] "Tribulus cistoides L.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 March 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

[3] "Cockle Corn Tribulus cistoides". Dutch Caribbean Species Register. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[4] NRCS. "Tribulus cistoides". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[5] Achenbach, H., Hübner, H., Brandt, W., & Reiter, M. (1994). Cardioactive steroid saponins and other constituents from the aerial parts of Tribulus CISTOIDES☆. Phytochemistry, 35(6), 1527–1543. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9422(00)86890-9

[6] Abbott, I., Abbott, L. K., & Grant, P. R. (1977). Comparative ecology of Galápagos ground ginches (Geospiza Gould): Evaluation of the importance of floristic diversity and interspecific competition. Ecological Monographs, 47, 151–184. https://doi. org/10.2307/1942615

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