Common name
English: Caribbean caltrop
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Sapindales (69)
Family: Zygophyllaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Kallstroemia (1)
Epithet: pubescens (G. Don) Dandy (10)
Synonyms: Kallstroemia caribaea Rydb., Tribulus glabrata Rydb.
caribaea => from the Caribbean
glabrata => becoming smooth or glabrous
pubescens => downy, slightly hairy
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
