Kallstroemia pubescens
Caribbean Caltrop
Also known as: Kallstroemia caribaea Rydb. +8 more
- Kallstroemia caribaea Rydb.
- Kallstroemia glabrata Rydb.
- Kallstroemia longipes Rydb.
- Kallstroemia minor Hook.fil.
- Tribulus caribaea Rydb.
- Tribulus glabrata Rydb.
- Tribulus longipes Rydb.
- Tribulus maximus subsp. minor (Hook.fil. ex Hook.) Oliv.
- Tribulus pubescens G.Don
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zygophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Kallstroemia pubescens (commonly known as Caribbean Caltrop) is an annual belonging to the Zygophyllaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aruba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Benin, Florida, Ghana, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Nigeria