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Tribulus pentandrus Forssk.

Tribule (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Zygophyllales > Zygophyllaceae > Tribulus

Characteristics

Annual or biennial olive-green pubescent herb; branches prostrate, rarely procumbent, up to 80 cm. long; internodes 1.5-6 cm. long and 2-4 mm. in diameter.. Leaves 2-6 cm. long; leaflets 3-7 pairs, ovate to lanceolate, 4-12 × 2-4 mm.; stipules lanceolate, 4 × 2 mm.. Flower small, usually up to 8 mm. across (but see note); pedicel 4-6 mm. long, shorter than the subtending leaf.. Sepals 4 × 2 mm., deciduous.. Petals yellow or white, 5 × 4 mm.. Stamens 5-8; filaments 2-3 mm. long; anthers 1 mm. long.. Ovary 2-2.5 mm. in diameter; style very short or absent; stigma ovoid, 0.5-1 mm. long.. Fruit pyramidal to spheroidal, 5-13 mm. in diameter including wings; stalk 4-11 mm. long; mericarp 2-8 mm., sparingly hairy, 2-winged; wings entire to dentate or serrate, 2-6 mm. broad, extending partially or along the whole mericarp.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems branch from the base. It lies along the ground and is spreading. It grows 40 cm tall. It is covered with short white hairs. The leaves are in pairs with 8-14 leaflets. The flowers occur singly and are yellow. The fruit are along the underside of the stems and are 1 cm across. They consist of 5 segments with toothed narrow wings.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Nitrogen fixer present
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in arid places on sand.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Young plants are used as a pot-herb. The seeds are eaten as food in times of scarcity.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Aphrodisiacs (fruit), Calculi (fruit), Diuretics (fruit), Erectile dysfunction (fruit), Gout (fruit), Kidney diseases (fruit), Menstruation-inducing agents (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Urinary bladder diseases (fruit), Urination disorders (fruit), Urogenital system (fruit), Cooling effect on body (fruit), Astringents (seed), Astringent (unspecified), Fertility (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Tribulus pentandrus world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873467-1
WFO ID wfo-0000457854
COL ID 586HB
BDTFX ID 125538
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tribulus pentandrus Tribulus longipetalus Tribulus alatus Tribulus alatus var. monodii Tribulus pentandrus var. acanthopterus

Lower taxons

Tribulus pentandrus var. pterophorus
WorldFloraDB 2024