Zygophylloideae
Zygophylloideae is a subfamily of the family Zygophyllaceae. The subfamily comprises about 180 species of shrubs, subshrubs and herbs, found throughout arid parts of the Palaeotropics and into North and South America. As of February 2025, the division of the subfamily into genera is disputed, with between four and seven genera accepted by different sources.
6 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Twinleaves
genusRoepera
Fagonbushes
genusFagonia
Harms
genusZygophyllum
Harms
genusTetraena
Willybushes
genusAugea
Melocarpum
genusMelocarpum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 783660.