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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Tribulus |
| Species: | T. macrocarpus
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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
editUnder West Australian conservation laws it is deemed to be "not threatened".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tribulus macrocarpus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Bentham, G. (1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 289
- ^ a b "Tribulus macrocarpus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tribulus macrocarpus occurrence data". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Tribulus macrocarpus F.Muell. ex Benth. (family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE) on JSTOR (K000725223)". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Stearn, W.T. Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 382, 445. ISBN 9780881926279.
External links
edit- Tribulus macrocarpus occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Tribulus macrocarpus (images from Flickr)
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