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Tribulus
| Tribulus | |
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| Tribulus cistoides in flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Tribulus L.[1][2] |
Tribulus is a genus of plants in the family Zygophyllaceae and found in diverse climates and soils worldwide from latitudes 35°S to 47°N.[3][4] The best-known member is T. terrestris (puncture vine), a widespread invasive species and weed.[4]
Tribulus species are perennial, but some grow as annuals in colder climates.[4] The leaves are opposite and compound. The flowers are perfect (hermaphroditic) and insect-pollinated, with fivefold symmetry. The ovary is divided into locules that are in turn divided by "false septa" (the latter distinguish Tribulus from other members of its family).
Some species are cultivated as ornamental plants in warm regions. Some, notably T. cistoides, T. longipetalus, T. terrestris, and T. zeyheri, are considered weeds. Tribulus is the national flower of United Arab Emirates .[5] Thirteen species of Tribulus are accepted by The Plant List, but there are many names still unresolved and needing further study.[4]
- ^ "Tribulus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Linné, Carl von (1908). Species plantarum: exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas, cum diferentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol. 1. Junk. p. 386. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.37656.
- ^ "Tribulus L." Plants of the world online: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Tribulus terrestris (puncture vine)". CABI. 8 November 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Types of Flowers in Dubai". gardenguides.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
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