''Tribulus cistoides'', also called wanglo (in Aruba), the Jamaican feverplant or puncture vine, is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

Zygophyllaceae Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants that contains the bean-caper and caltrop. The family includes around 285 species in 22 genera. Plants in the family Zygophyllaceae may be trees, shrubs, or herbs. They are often found in dry habit ...

, which is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.

Habitat

Tribulus Cistoides, known locally in Mexico as “Abrojo de tierra caliente” (thistle of the hot country), grows in Central, South, and the southern part of North America. It survives well in arid low land close to the shore and where these is sand or loose soil is present. This is also why it may survive in urban environments in or by the gutters of roads, as there may be loose soil nearby. Abbott, I., Abbott, L. K., & Grant, P. R. (1977). Comparative ecology of Galápagos ground ginches (Geospiza Gould): Evaluation of the importance of floristic diversity and interspecific competition. Ecological Monographs, 47, 151–184. https://doi. org/10.2307/1942615

References

Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of Mexico cistoides {{rosid-stub