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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(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Grammodes stolida (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 8 June 2006 |
| Literature: |
Launert, E. (1963). Zygophyllaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 128 - 130. As Tribulus zeyheri (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 81. Under Tribulaceae Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 65, plates 90 & 91 Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 111. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 228. |
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Flora of Botswana: Tribulus zeyheri subsp. zeyheriFlora of Caprivi: Tribulus zeyheri subsp. zeyheri
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tribulus zeyheriAfrican Plant Database: Tribulus zeyheri
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tribulus zeyheri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tribulus zeyheri
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tribulus zeyheri
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iNaturalist: Tribulus zeyheri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tribulus zeyheri
JSTOR Plant Science: Tribulus zeyheri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tribulus zeyheri
Plants of the World Online: Tribulus zeyheri
Tropicos: Tribulus zeyheri
Wikipedia: Tribulus zeyheri
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