Guaiacum officinale
Pl. 1: 381 (1753)
Guaiacum sanctum
Pl. 1: 382 (1753)
Kallstroemia maxima
Hooker & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 6: 282 (1838)
Tribulus maximus L. Habit
IUCN
Kallstroemia pubescens (G.Don) Dandy, Kew Bull. 10: 138 (1955)
Kallstroemia caribaea Rydb. Habit
IUCN
Tribulus cistoides
Pl. 1: 387 (1753)
An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’
Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S.
Maharaj, Shobha S.
Adams, Dennis
Harris, Stephen A.
Filer, Denis L.
Hawthorne, William D.
Phytotaxa
2016
2016-03-04
250
1
448
450
J39
[151,425,785,810]
Magnoliopsida
Zygophyllaceae
Plantae
Zygophyllales
424
Tracheophyta
family
Guaiacum officinaleL., Sp. Pl. 1: 381 (1753) Exotic. Guaiacum sanctumL., Sp. Pl. 1: 382 (1753) Exotic. Kallstroemia maxima(L.) Hooker & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 6: 282 (1838) Syn: Tribulus maximusL. Habit :Herb. Habitat:Disturbed areas. IUCN:LC. Star:GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Port of Spain, Adams14548 (TRIN). Global range:Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean. Kallstroemia pubescens(G.Don) Dandy, Kew Bull.10: 138 (1955) Syn: Kallstroemia caribaeaRydb. Habit :Herb. Habitat:Disturbed areas. IUCN:LC. Star:GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Near Store Bay, Broadway9065 (A, BM, MO); near Plymouth, Clement & Ryves623 (BM). Global range:Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean. Tribulus cistoidesL., Sp. Pl. 1: 387 (1753) Exotic. Postscript
Two rare and endangered endemic species recently published for Trinidad and Tobagoare listed below: