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Tribulus zeyheri
zeyheri
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Photo: Darrel Plowes
Beitbridge
Photo: Petra Ballings
By rd from Gwanda to Tuli, Dibilishaba CL
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Calthrop (English) Large-flowered devil-thorns, (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Prostrate perennial herb. All parts covered in long bristle-like hairs. Leaves opposite, paripinnate, one leaf in a pair often longer than the other. Flowers solitary in leaf axils. Peduncle 1.5-2 times as long as, the subtending leaf. Petals bright yellow or white with a yellow centre, 10-20(-25) mm. Fruit a hard triangular drupe with sharp spines. |
| Notes: | This species is very similar to the more widespread T. terrestris but is distinguished by the much larger flowers and shorter spines on the fruits. |
| Derivation of specific name: | zeyheri: named after Carl Zeyher, 1799 - 1858, a German naturalist |
| Habitat: | In dry open ground and over-grazed grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 700 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Arid regions of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
| Growth form: | A |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Grammodes stolida (Stolid lines) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 8 June 2006 |
| Literature: |
Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 65, plates 90 & 91 |
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African Plant Database: Tribulus zeyheriBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Tribulus zeyheri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tribulus zeyheri
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Tribulus zeyheri
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Tribulus zeyheri
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Tribulus zeyheri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tribulus zeyheri
JSTOR Plant Science: Tribulus zeyheri
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Tribulus zeyheri
Tropicos: Tribulus zeyheri
West African Plants database: Tribulus zeyheri
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