Zygophyllaceae FAMILY

Zygophyllum indicum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Zygophyllum indicum is a densely to sparsely-branched, small green spiny undershrub, with erect branches; it can grow up to 50cm tall[ 1503 Title Indian Medicinal Planta Publication Author Kirkitar K.R.; Basu B.D. & Indian Civil Service Publisher Sudhindra Nath Basu, BahadurGanj; India Year 1918 ISBN Description , 2233 Title A revision of the desert shrub Fagonia (Zygophyllaceae) Publication Systematics and Biodiversity3 (3): 221-263, 2005 Author Björn-Axel Beier Website http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1477200005001684 Publisher Year 2005 ISBN Description An excellent revision, though the entire genus has since been transferred to Zygophyllum. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeArid and semi-arid regions of Northern Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

HabitatFound on sand, sand mixed with clay, or on gravel, sometimes on gypseous or calcareous soils, often along wadis, at elevations from sea level up to 2,500 metres[ 2233 Title A revision of the desert shrub Fagonia (Zygophyllaceae) Publication Systematics and Biodiversity3 (3): 221-263, 2005 Author Björn-Axel Beier Website http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1477200005001684 Publisher Year 2005 ISBN Description An excellent revision, though the entire genus has since been transferred to Zygophyllum. ].