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Zygophyllum

Zygophyllum is the type genus of the flowering plant family Zygophyllaceae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zygón), meaning "double", and φύλλον (phyllon), meaning "leaf". It refers to the leaves, each of which have two leaflets.

The genus is distributed in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, central Asia, Australia, and North and South America.

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4 branches of this group, most-observed first

Chamaecrista zygophylloides

speciesChamaecrista zygophylloides

Chamaecrista paraunana

speciesChamaecrista paraunana

Chamaecrista souzana

speciesChamaecrista souzana

Chamaecrista belemii

speciesChamaecrista belemii

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Zygophyllum in Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste

Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste

Gerhard Rohlfs · 1875 · p.115

Zygophyllum in Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste

Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste

Gerhard Rohlfs · 1875 · p.117

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1710909.