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Tribulus macrocarpus

Tribulus macrocarpus is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, which is found to the central north of Western Australia, and southern inland Northern Territory and northern South Australia.

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Tribulus macrocarpus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Tribulus
Species:
T. macrocarpus
Binomial name
Tribulus macrocarpus

Tribulus macrocarpus is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, which is found to the central north of Western Australia,3 and southern inland Northern Territory and northern South Australia.45

It was first described by George Bentham in 1863 from a specimen collected by Francis Thomas Gregory from Nicol Bay.12 A holotype (K000725223) collected by Gregory is held at Kew.6 The specific epithet, macrocarpus, is derived from two Greek roots/words, macro- ("large", "great") and -carpus, ("-fruit" / "-fruited"), and describes the plant as having large fruits.7

Conservation status

Under West Australian conservation laws it is deemed to be "not threatened".3

References

References

  1. "Tribulus macrocarpus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Bentham, G. (1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 289
  3. "Tribulus macrocarpus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. Barker, R.M. (2020). "Tribulus macrocarpus". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. "Tribulus macrocarpus occurrence data". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. "Tribulus macrocarpus F.Muell. ex Benth. (family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE) on JSTOR (K000725223)". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. Stearn, W.T. Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 382, 445. ISBN 9780881926279.
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