Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Tribulus cistoides var. anacantus Robinson, T. sericeus Andersson, T. sericeus var. erectus Andersson, T. serecius var. humifusus Andersson fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)

Taxon origin: Cryptogenic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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