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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.
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