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]

It was first described by George Bentham in 1863 from a specimen collected by Francis Thomas Gregory from Nicol Bay.[1][2] A 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. ^ a b "Tribulus macrocarpus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Bentham, G. (1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 289
  3. ^ a b "Tribulus macrocarpus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribulus_macrocarpus
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