Plant Details

Accepted name:: Kallstroemia maxima (L.) Hook. & Arn. [Zygophyllaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abrojo terrestre	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
puíba	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
rabo-de-calango	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
entire plant		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
entire plant		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Tribulus maximus L. Sp. Pl.: 386 (1753).
Tribulus terrestris Muhl. Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 43 (1813), sensu auct.
Kallstroemia canescens Rydb. in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 113 (1910).
Kallstroemia tribulus Meisn. Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 43 (1837), nom. superfl.
Tribulus decolor Macfad. Fl. Jamaica 1: 186 (1837).
Tribulus dimidiatus Raf. Autik. Bot.: 176 (1840).
Tribulus trijugatus Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 277 (1818).
Tribulus tuberculatus Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 109 (1894).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Kallstroemia maxima (L.) Hook. & Arn.	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Kallstroemia maxima (L.) Hook. & Arn.Puíba	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Kallstroemia maxima (Lind.) Wight Et Arn	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Kallstroemia maxima Wight et Arnott	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Tribulus maximus	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Tribulus maximus Torr. & Gray	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Tribulus terrestris	Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008)

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