Jamaican feverplant

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Tribulus cistoides

Jamaican feverplant, a reference photo
Photo: JerryFriedman at en.wikipedia · Public domain

Tribulus cistoides, also called wanglo (in Aruba), the Jamaican feverplant or puncture vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, which is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Jamaican feverplant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zygophyllales
Family
Zygophyllaceae
Species
Tribulus cistoides

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