Kallstroemia

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Kallstroemia
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Kallstroemia grandiflora
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily: Tribuloideae
Genus: Kallstroemia
Scop.
Species

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Synonyms [1] [2]
  • EhrenbergiaMart.
  • HeterozygisBunge
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Kallstroemia pubescens

Kallstroemia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. The approximately 20 species [1] it contains are native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Americas. [3] The flower and fruit morphology is similar to Tribulus . The convex fruits separate into about 10 nutlets each with one seed. The genus is named after A. Kallstroem who lived in the 18th century.

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Species

20 species are accepted. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kallstroemia Scop". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Genus: Kallstroemia Scop". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  3. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
  4. ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Kallstroemia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Kallstroemia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2010-10-13.

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