Zygophyllaceae FAMILY

Zygophyllum bruguieri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Zygophyllum bruguier is a spiny, densely-branched, more or less prostrate plant with stems up to 20cm long that often become woody[ 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 medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

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

HabitatCommonly forming a dominating part of the vegetation on stony slopes and plains, or along wadis, growing on sand or gravel, sometimes rich in limestone or gypsum, or on saline soils; at elevations from sea level to 2,300 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. ]