Tribulus (?) for ID :: near Pune, Jan 2019 :: ARK2019-22

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Alka Khare

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Feb 25, 2019, 9:26:48 PM2/25/19
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Hello friends

See this plant near a freshwater lake at Kumbhargaon near Pune, MH in Jan 2019.
The plant were very tiny and were buried in the sand around.

Is this some Tribulus, T. terrestris?.

Kindly provide ID.

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Alka Khare
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Santhan P

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Feb 26, 2019, 12:14:29 AM2/26/19
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Tribulus subramanyamii P.Singh, G.S.Giri & V.Singh, 

Alka Khare

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Feb 27, 2019, 9:46:36 PM2/27/19
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Thank you Santhan ji for the ID.

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Alka Khare

J.M. Garg

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Mar 2, 2019, 6:16:31 AM3/2/19
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It can not be confirmed as styles are not clear. Pl. check the keys at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/z/zygophyllaceae/tribulus

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J.M. Garg

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Mar 15, 2019, 5:15:59 AM3/15/19
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Hi, Alka ji,
Can you check the keys as per Tribulus ?

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J.M. Garg

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Mar 19, 2019, 10:50:09 PM3/19/19
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Number leaflets less in number, fruit larger in size and more hairy, these also characters of Tribulus subramanyamii.
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Dr. Santhan P
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lalithamba

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Mar 20, 2019, 4:58:48 AM3/20/19
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to me it looks like Tribulus terrestris only
A.Lalithamba

Mahadeswara

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Mar 20, 2019, 11:20:28 PM3/20/19
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For me the ID by Alka Khare is correct.


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J.M. Garg

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Mar 21, 2019, 12:07:33 AM3/21/19
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Thanks, Lalithamba ji.

J.M. Garg

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Mar 21, 2019, 12:08:12 AM3/21/19
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Thanks, Mahadeswara ji.

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Ushadi Micromini

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Mar 21, 2019, 6:48:49 AM3/21/19
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Dear All:  growing up I always thought  of Gokshuru as Indian only, almost proprietary herb
but....
funny thing is i have witnessed herbal study group students come back
with this exact plant from their weekend hiking on the mountains 
because they got stuck to their heavy woolen socks
near Albuquerque New mexico
ided by the instructor as Tribulus terrestris
the student had hauled in a handful of these plants in, roos and all.

i also had it growing as a "weed" (not intentional purchase") in  soil of my Plectranthus amboinicus
potted plant in india, ided by botanists at  Agri-hort garden kolkata as Tribulus terrestris

i had many years ago looked it up this bizarre coincidence

gist is
it likes sandy drier soil: which it is:
1:  in New Mexico hills
and 2:  in my potted ajwain leaf plectranthus: sandy cactus  mix soil

just today searching again to document it for this write up , i found
page,  
and  saw this, scrolling down the page, 
copy pasting "
Global Distribution

Tropical and warm temperate regions of the world

Indian distribution

State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kollam, Wayanad

  •  by
  • Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi" 



end quote or copy pasting.
and googling: "Where is Tribulus terrestris found?"
 Gokshura, caltrop and goat's head (1). It grows in many places, i
including parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East ().Oct 5, 2017
google does not mention USA, New Mexico 
so further googling for "Tribulus terrestris in new mexico hills?"
a whole page with pictures etc 

Presented in Association with the

Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Tribulus terrestris Linnaeus 
(Puncture Vine, Goathead)

life is very interesting

Thanks ALka for this spot of old memories

usha di



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Ushadi Micromini

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Mar 21, 2019, 6:01:32 PM3/21/19
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Thanks  swamy ji

On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 4:55 PM M Swamy <swamy...@gmail.com> wrote:
Superb write up !

usha di
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Alka Khare

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Mar 21, 2019, 9:32:20 PM3/21/19
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Thanks Ushadi, Lalithamba ji and Swamy ji for your feedback.

Am attaching a cropped pic of the flower. In the pic, it is difficult to see whether the style is glabrous or not but it does seem to be too small.

Thanks and regards
Alka Khare
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J.M. Garg

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Apr 4, 2019, 5:07:25 AM4/4/19
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In view of this picture, it may be Tribulus subramanyamii as per images and details herein.


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J.M. Garg

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Apr 4, 2019, 6:28:40 AM4/4/19
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Thanks, Lalithamba ji.
Keys are given by Vijayasankar ji in Tribulus complex along with poster containing all three species as below:
This image from my ppt slide has pictures of 3 species of Tribulus. They are distinct in general morphology, style, fruits, thorns, indumentum, leaves etc. as you can see in the pictures.
Reproducing the key here: 
A simple macroscopic key to distinguish the 3 southern indian species : 
1. Style absent or very short (< 0.5 mm long) --- Tribulus terrestris
1. Style present, 1.5-2 mm long ---------------------- 2
2. Style glabrous ------------------------------------------- Tribulus lanuginosus
2. Style pubescent ---------------------------------------- Tribulus subramanyamii 

As details are not clear in low resolution images, may I request Alka ji to pl. post high resolution images.

On Thu, 4 Apr 2019 at 15:07, Lalithamba Avadhanam <alali...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you,
The branches are long up to 40cm, style is 1-1.5 cm long; leaflets ovate or ovate-oblong, fruit 5-lobed in Tribulus subramanyamii;
the branches never exceeds 30cm, style is 5mm or less, leaflets oblong, silky-hairy, fruit globose in T.terrestris.
hence I concluded it as Tribulus terrestris.
A.Lalithamba

Alka Khare

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Jun 3, 2019, 4:43:56 AM6/3/19
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Please find another image. Hopefully, this leads us to the correct ID.

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J.M. Garg

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Feb 12, 2020, 11:11:06 PM2/12/20
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Will go for Tribulus terrestris only as suggested by Lalithamba ji.

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For me the ID is correct . 

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Alka Khare

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Thanks Garg ji and Mahadeswara ji for the confirmation.

Regards
Alka Khare

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For me the ID is correct . 

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Will go for Tribulus terrestris only as suggested by Lalithamba ji.
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Hello friends

See this plant near a freshwater lake at Kumbhargaon near Pune, MH in Jan 2019.
The plant were very tiny and were buried in the sand around.

Is this some Tribulus, T. terrestris?.

Kindly provide ID.

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Alka Khare

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ushadi

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yes
but Alka why are your pictures so fuzzy all of a sudden?

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