Zygophyllaceae R.Br.
Tribulus terrestris L.
, legitimate, scientific
[Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1]:
387
[tax. nov.]
-
Type:
"Habitat in Europa Australia ad semitas."
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1]:
99-100
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus cistoides L.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus lanuginosus L.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus acanthococcus F.Muell.
legitimate
[Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1]:
288
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus lanuginosus L.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus acanthococcus F.Muell.
legitimate
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (September 1877), List of the plants obtained during Mr. C. Giles's travels in Australia in 1875 and 1876. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 15]:
272
[secondary reference]
[Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3]:
55
[secondary reference]
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council]:
5
[secondary reference]
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants]:
13
[secondary reference]
[Anonymous (1883), Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council]:
6
[secondary reference]
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants]:
22
[secondary reference]
[Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales]:
52
[secondary reference]
[Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants]:
72
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cat's-head
[n/a]
common name:
Caltrops
[n/a]
[Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2]:
335
[secondary reference]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89)]:
833
[secondary reference]
[Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2]:
490, Fig. 663B
[secondary reference]
[Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory]:
8, 66-67, Fig. 34
[secondary reference]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory]:
238, Fig. 230.
[secondary reference]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4)]:
243
[secondary reference]
[Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales]:
438
[secondary reference]
common name:
Burnut
[n/a]
common name:
Goat-head Burr
[n/a]
common name:
Bindyi
[n/a]
common name:
Goathead
[n/a]
common name:
Bullhead
[n/a]
common name:
Puncture Vine
[n/a]
common name:
Yellow Vine
[n/a]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
common name:
Cat's Head
[n/a]
common name:
Cat-head
[n/a]
[Eichler, Hj. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of Central Australia]:
184, Fig. 208A
[secondary reference]
[Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales]:
211
[secondary reference]
[Henderson, R.J.F. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1]:
403, 434, Fig. 68D
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cathead
[n/a]
common name:
Bullhead
[n/a]
common name:
Puncture Vine
[n/a]
common name:
Yellow Vine
[n/a]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2]:
103
[secondary reference]
[Eichler, Hj. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2]:
728
[secondary reference]
[Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4)]:
140
[secondary reference]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26]:
81
[secondary reference]
[Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1]:
491
[secondary reference]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Lawrence, M.E. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region]:
679-681, Fig. 201E
[secondary reference]
common name:
Bindii
[n/a]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Tribulus. Flora of New South Wales 3]:
13, pl.1
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cathead
[n/a]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Tribulus. Flora of New South Wales 3]:
13
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cat-head
[n/a]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia]:
198-199
[secondary reference]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
common name:
Bindi-eye
[n/a]
[Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of Victoria 4]:
206-207, Fig. 38c
[secondary reference]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census]:
-
APC
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Tribulus terrestis J.W.Green
orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Tribulus terrestris L. var. terrestris
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris var. macrocarpus Rouy
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris (short style) R.M.Barker
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris (long style) R.M.Barker
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris f. short style R.M.Barker
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris f. long style R.M.Barker
[n/a]
-
APC Comment:
The status of this taxon (whether native or naturalised) in Australia is subject to debate.
-
APC Dist.:
WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Tribulus micrococcus Domin
legitimate
by [Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1]: 288
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Tribulus cistoides L.
legitimate
by [Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1]: 99-100
[Barker, R.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of Australia 26]:
540-543, Fig. 77G-I
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus acanthococcus F.Muell.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris var. macrocarpus Rouy
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris (long style) R.M.Barker
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris (short style) R.M.Barker
[n/a]
[Barker, R.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of Australia 26]:
544
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Tribulus micrococcus Domin
legitimate
by [Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1]: 288
[Barker, R.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of Australia 26]:
543
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Tribulus minutus Leichh. ex Benth.
legitimate
by [Eichler, Hj. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 2]: 728
[Barker, R.M. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Zygophyllaceae. Flora of Australia 26]:
538
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Tribulus cistoides L.
legitimate
by [Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1]: 99-100
[Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23]:
522
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus sp. Rabbit Flat (P.K.Latz 4530)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Tribulus terrestris f. long style (D.E.Symon 10352)
[n/a]
[Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2]:
348-349, photos 10-12
[secondary reference]
common name:
Caltrop
[n/a]
common name:
Puncture Vine
[n/a]
common name:
Bindii
[n/a]