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Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Madera Canyon Road, Pima County, Arizona, US
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Berg-en-Dal, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Nohu, Nohunohu or Puncture vineZygophyllaceae (Caltrop family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All of the main islands to the Northwest Islands except Gardner Pinnacles and Necker)Oahu (Cultivated)Flower
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4999976562/in/photostream/Fruit
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4999981244/in/dateposted/The Hawaiian name nohu is also the name of scorpionfishes (Scorpaenopsis cacopsis and other scorpaenids) with poisonous spines. Though the puncture vine or nohu does not have poisonous spines, the plants defend themselves just as effectively as the ocean fish with the same name.Medicinally, early Hawaiians used the leaves and roots of nohu which were pounded and used for aai (sores, ulcers) and ph (abscess, burst sores).EtymologyThe generic name Tribulus comes from the Greek word for caltrop, tribolos, a ghastly 4-pointed metal antipersonnel weapon, with one point always pointing upwards to cripple human troops, horses, camels or elephants in warfare.The specific epithet cistoides alludes the flowers similarity to the genus Cistus, also called rockrose or labdanum.NPH00002
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Tribulus_cistoides
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Montana Baja, Canary Islands, Spain
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Xochitepec, Morelos, Mexico
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Madera Canyon Road, Pima County, Arizona, US
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Lower Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Nohu, Nohunohu or Puncture vineZygophyllaceae (Caltrop family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All of the main islands to the Northwest Islands except Gardner Pinnacles and Necker)Oahu (Cultivated)Flower
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4999976562/in/photostream/Habit
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4999378131/in/photostream/The Hawaiian name nohu is also the name of scorpionfishes (Scorpaenopsis cacopsis and other scorpaenids) with poisonous spines. Though the puncture vine or nohu does not have poisonous spines, the plants defend themselves just as effectively as the ocean fish with the same name.Medicinally, early Hawaiians used the leaves and roots of nohu which were pounded and used for aai (sores, ulcers) and ph (abscess, burst sores).EtymologyThe generic name Tribulus comes from the Greek word for caltrop, tribolos, a ghastly 4-pointed metal antipersonnel weapon, with one point always pointing upwards to cripple human troops, horses, camels or elephants in warfare.The specific epithet cistoides alludes the flowers similarity to the genus Cistus, also called rockrose or labdanum.NPH00001
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Tribulus_cistoides
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Montaa Baja, Islas Canarias, Espaa
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Limpopo, South Africa
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Madera Canyon Road, Pima County, Arizona, US
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North Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Madera Canyon Road, Pima County, Arizona, US
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California, United States
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Amado, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, US
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Saguaro National Park west, Pima County, Arizona, US
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Limpopo, South Africa
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Saguaro National Park west, Pima County, Arizona, US
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Saguaro National Park west, Pima County, Arizona, US
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States