This article is about the plant. For the weapon used by the Ancient Romans, see caltrop. For the gastropod genus, see Tribulus (gastropod).
Tribulus
Tribulus cistoides in flower
Scientific classification
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 omanense is the national flower of Dubai.[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.
Tribulus terrestris is an annual plant in the caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae) widely distributed around the world. It is adapted to thrive in dry climate...
Melanoplus tribulus, known generally as the tribulus short-wing grasshopper or tribulus spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper...
2019[update], it is the only species in the genus Tribulus included in the World Register of Marine Species. Tribulus has previously been considered a subgenus...
called bindii Soliva sessilis habit Soliva sessilis fruit Tribulus terrestris flowers Tribulus terrestris fruit Look up bindii in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
1: 289 "Tribulus platypterus Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-04-09. "Tribulus platypterus"...
Latin word tribulus originally referred to this and provides part of the modern scientific name of a plant commonly called the caltrop, Tribulus terrestris...
covered with thorns and may function as burs. Bur-bearing plants, such as Tribulus terrestris and Xanthium species, are often single-stemmed when growing...
Its only species, Ancylonotus tribulus, was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. BioLib.cz - Ancylonotus tribulus. Retrieved 8 September 2014...
the Tribulus, Trigonella Dioscorea and Trillium families. It is best known as the putative active component of the herbal aphrodisiac plant Tribulus terrestris...
the family Curculionidae. It lays eggs in the stems of the puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris, and the larvae feed on the pith of the plant. After pupation...
trombone. The German word for trombone, Posaune, is derived from buccina. A tribulus (caltrop) was a weapon made up of four sharp nails or spines arranged in...
Pisonia grandis. Grassland species include Dactyloctenium aegyptium and Tribulus cistoides. Wetlands are dominated by Sesuvium portulacastrum, and Pemphis...
Leach's spider crab may have been Carl Linnaeus' description of "Cancer tribulus" in the 12th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1767. Linnaeus' description...
Jebel Harf Tila". Wikiloc - Trails of the World. Retrieved 2023-05-08. Tribulus - Volume 19 - 2011 - Journal of the Emirates Natural History Group - The...
cultivated as ornamental plants, such as species of the Guaiacum, Zygophyllum, Tribulus, and Larrea genera. King Clone, a creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) in...
"caltrop" at a time when the weapons were still called by their Roman name tribulus. Lastly, the color cornflower blue is named after C. cyanus. Cornflower...
still be seen. Introduced weeds, including the low-growing woody vine Tribulus cistoides, now dominate extensive open areas, providing increased cover...
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