Tetraena simplex
Tetraena simplex Beier & Thulin, In: Pl. Syst. Evol. 240(1-4): 36.(2003).
Synonyms:
- Zygophyllum Simplex L., Mant. Pl. 68 (1767).
- Zygophyllum portulacoides Forssk., Fl. aegypt. arab.: 88 (1775).
LC
Herb, annuals, green, 10-30 cm high, 50-70 cm wide. Stems glabrous. Leaves simple, opposite, up to 20 mm long, 0.5-2.5 mm wide, sessile, cylindrical, fleshy, stipules triangular, membranous, 1×1 mm, glabrous. Flowers bisexual, yellow, 2-4×3-5 mm, pedicle 1-2 mm long. Sepals 5, rounded-obtuse at the apex, herbaceous, yellowish green, opovate, 2×1 mm, aestivation open. Petals 5, yellow, spathulate, longer than sepals, 2.5-3×1-1.5 mm, aestivation open. Stamens 10, 2.5-3 mm long, appendages bipartite, hyaline, 1 mm long, 0.1-0.3 mm wide, anther 2 lobes, yellow, dorsifixed, dehiscence longitudinally. Disc smooth. Ovary 5-locular, glabrous, single style, 1-3 mm long. Capsules a schizocarp, obovoid 5-lobed, glabrous, 2-3 mm long, 1.5-3 mm wide of upper end, 1.5-2 mm wide of lower end, pedicle 1-2 mm long.
Saudi Arabia: Widely distributed throughout the country, Word wide: Arabian Peninsula, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Pakistan, India, east, north, south and tropical Africa. The Farasan Islands (Farasan Al-Kabir-Sajid-Qummah).
Sandy habitat.
Flowering and fruiting from February to June and September to November.