Pan India Bouquets

L.

Family : ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
(Caltrop Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GOKHARU FAMILY (गोखरू फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
Synonym(s) : Fabago portulacifolius Medik.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tetraena simplex (L.) Beier & Thulin
Vernacular name : Patlani, Atheli (Gujarati)
Habit : Prostrate herb
Habitat : Open places in deciduous bushland, often on sand or lava, or coastal; 0-600 m.
Flower, Fruit : August
Distribution :
- Gujarat : Kachchh district
Native : Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Se
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Cape Verde, Sahara to Tanzania and India, Angola to South Africa.
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 140
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Zygophyllum simplex. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.