Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllum

Zygophyllum coccineum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 386 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Egypt to Israel and Eritrea. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan-South Sudan, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Tetraena coccinea.]
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. [Cited as Tetraena coccinea.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Daoud, H.S. in Al-Rawi, A. (1985). Flora of Kuwait 1: 1-224. Alden Press Ltd., U.K.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Osborne, J. (2015). Typification of Zygophyllum propinquum Decne. and Z. coccineum L. (Zygophyllaceae) and a key to Tetraena in SW Asia. Kew Bulletin 70(38): 1-9. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[G. Feilden] [8] Egypt K005031476 Yes
Davis, P.H. [s.n.] Egypt K005031467 Yes
Muschler, R. (Dr.) [s.n.] Egypt K005031471 Yes
Ryding, O. [1347] Eritrea K000865520 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6193B] Egypt K005031470 Yes
Safriel, A. [s.n.] West Bank K005031481 Yes
Monier Abd El Ghani [6027] Egypt K005031473 Yes
Muschler, R. (Dr.) [s.n.] Egypt K005031464 Yes
Muschler, R. (Dr.) [s.n.] Egypt K005031472 Yes
Davis, P.H. [7165] Egypt K005031466 Yes
Monier Abd El Ghani [4885] Egypt K005031480 Yes
Cowber, S.G. (Dr) [s.n.] Egypt K005031477 Yes
Anderson (Dr) [s.n.] Egypt K005031474 Yes
Wiest, A. [s.n.] Egypt K005031475 Yes
Keller, A. [193] Egypt K005031465 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8024] Egypt K005031469 Yes
Davis, P.H. [s.n.] Egypt K005031468 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6116B] Egypt K005031478 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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