Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllum

Zygophyllum indicum (Burm.f.) Christenh. & Byng

First published in Global Fl. 4: 93 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mauritania to India. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Western Sahara, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • El Hadidi, M.N. (1972). Flora Iranica 98: 1-32. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of Oman 2: 1-220. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [4308] Iran Fagonia aucheri K000725192 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6853] Fagonia mysorensis K001124986 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6853] Fagonia mysorensis K001124987 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Heyne, B. [s.n.] India Fagonia indica K000725333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Rechinger, K.H. [34638] Afghanistan Fagonia indica K000725196 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Kotschy, K.G.T. [312] Sudan Fagonia indica K000725197 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Kotschy, K.G.T. [312] Sudan Fagonia indica K000725198 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Boulos, L. [11134] Qatar Fagonia indica K000725194 Type Yes
Sep 8, 1971 Chipp, T.F. [103] Algeria Fagonia indica K000417161 Unknown Type Material Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8525] Saudi Arabia Fagonia indica K003514470 Yes
Rezk, M.R. [104] Bahrain Fagonia indica K003514451 Yes
Bisset, E. [95] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514445 Yes
Brunt, M. [2517] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514438 Yes
Miller, A.G. [3126] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514439 Yes
Wood, P.J. [7217] Fagonia indica K003514459 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [4330] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514437 Yes
Batanouny, K.H. [2381] Qatar Fagonia indica K003514448 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [5886] Saudi Arabia Fagonia indica K003514474 Yes
{Br} [[4815]] Afghanistan Fagonia indica K003514435 Yes
Thulin, M.; Beier, B.A.; Hussein, M. [9853] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514442 Yes
Ghazanfar, S.A.; van Slageren, M. [4224] United Arab Emirates Fagonia indica K003514468 Yes
Boulos, L. [11134] Qatar Fagonia indica K000725195 Type Yes
Davis, P.H. [9706] Egypt Fagonia indica K003514455 Yes
Miller, A.G. [319] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514443 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [70] Bahrain Fagonia indica K003514449 Yes
El-azazi, E. [74] Qatar Fagonia indica K003514447 Yes
Tackholm, V.; Boulos, L.; Zahran, M. [s.n.] Fagonia indica K003514456 Yes
Thulin, M.; Beier, B.A.; Hussein, M. [9835] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514441 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2224] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514444 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [[F1734]] Fagonia indica K003514458 Yes
Stobbe, G. [52] Bahrain Fagonia indica K003514452 Yes
Borosova, R.; York, E.; Fawzi, N.; El-Keblawy, A. [RB116] United Arab Emirates Fagonia indica K003514464 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1485] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514436 Yes
Heyne, B. [s.n.] Fagonia indica K000725332 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baker, C.W. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia Fagonia indica K003514469 Yes
Thulin, M.; Al-Gifri, A.N. [10024] United Arab Emirates Fagonia indica K003514461 Yes
Osborne, J.; York, E.; El-Keblawy, A. [JO619] United Arab Emirates Fagonia indica K003514462 Yes
Ghazanfar, S.A.; van Slageren, M. [4209] United Arab Emirates Fagonia indica K003514467 Yes
Thulin, M.; Beier, B.A.; Hussein, M. [9842] Yemen Fagonia indica K003514440 Yes
Thulin, M.; Al-Gifri, A.N. [9961] United Arab Emirates Fagonia indica K003514460 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [1257] Saudi Arabia Fagonia indica K003514471 Yes
Rezk, M.R. [117] Bahrain Fagonia indica K003514450 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1307] Saudi Arabia Fagonia indica K003514457 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Qatar Fagonia indica K003514446 Yes
Stobbe, G. [36] Bahrain Fagonia indica K003514453 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D56261] Iran Fagonia indica K003514434 Yes
Shaw, W.B.K. [20] Fagonia indica K003514454 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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