Family · Rosids
Zygophyllaceae
Creosote bush, lignum vitae
Caltrop family: drought-tolerant shrubs and herbs of arid lands, including desert creosote bush and medicinal lignum vitae.
- Accepted species
- 296accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 21accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈60 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Larrea (creosote bush)
- Tribulus (caltrop)
- Guaiacum (lignum vitae)
Genera
Zygophyllum127 spp.
Roepera60 spp.
Tribulus30 spp.
Kallstroemia20 spp.
Balanites10 spp.
Guaiacum7 spp.
Tribulopis7 spp.
Plectrocarpa6 spp.
Bulnesia5 spp.
Larrea5 spp.
Porlieria4 spp.
Kelleronia3 spp.
Morkillia2 spp.
Seetzenia2 spp.
Viscainoa2 spp.
Metharme1 spp.
Miltianthus1 spp.
Neoluederitzia1 spp.
Pintoa1 spp.
Sericodes1 spp.
Sisyndite1 spp.
Where it grows
- Africa115
- Asia-Temperate100
- Australasia52
- Southern America36
- Northern America32
- Asia-Tropical25
- Europe6
- Pacific1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.