
Zygophyllaceae FAMILY
Zygophyllum indicum
Zygophyllum indicum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitShrub
Growth—
Zygophyllum indicum is a plant manily of the subtropical zone, where it grows in arid and semi-arid environments.
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Zygophyllum+indicum>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]Indian Medicinal Planta — Kirkitar K.R.; Basu B.D. & Indian Civil Service · Sudhindra Nath Basu, BahadurGanj; India · 1918 ↩︎
- [2]A revision of the desert shrub Fagonia (Zygophyllaceae) — Björn-Axel Beier · 2005 · http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1477200005001684 ↩︎An excellent revision, though the entire genus has since been transferred to Zygophyllum.
- [3]The Ethnobotany of Southern Balochistan, Pakistan, with Particular Reference to Medicinal Plants — Goodman S.M.; Ghafoor A. · 1992 · ISBN 0015-0746 ↩︎
- [4]Economic Products of India. Volume 1. — Watt. G. · Government of India: Calcutta. · 1883 ↩︎Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.