Tribulus macrocarpus

Tribulus macrocarpus is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, which is found to the central north of Western Australia,^[3] and southern inland Northern Territory and northern South Australia.^[4][5]

Tribulus macrocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Zygophyllales
Family:	Zygophyllaceae
Genus:	Tribulus
Species:	T. macrocarpus
Binomial name
Tribulus macrocarpus (Muell.) Benth.[1][2]

It was first described by George Bentham in 1863 from a specimen collected by Francis Thomas Gregory from Nicol Bay.^[1][2] A holotype (K000725223) collected by Gregory is held at Kew.^[6] The specific epithet, macrocarpus, is derived from two Greek roots/words, macro- ("large", "great") and -carpus, ("-fruit" / "-fruited"), and describes the plant as having large fruits.^[7]

Conservation status

Under West Australian conservation laws it is deemed to be "not threatened".^[3]