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.[4][5]

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

It was first described by George Bentham in 1863 from a specimen collected by Francis Thomas Gregory from Nicol Bay.[1][2] An 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
  1. "Tribulus macrocarpus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), 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 Parks and Wildlife.
  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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