Kallstroemia pubescens (G. Don) Dandy

English: Caribbean caltrop

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Sapindales (71)

        Family: Zygophyllaceae (2)(family description)

          Genus: Kallstroemia (1)

            Epithet: pubescens (G. Don) Dandy (9)

Synonyms: Kallstroemia caribaea Rydb., Tribulus glabrata Rydb.

caribaea => from the Caribbean

glabrata => becoming smooth or glabrous

pubescens => downy, slightly hairy

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow

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• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.