Jamaican feverplant vs Puncturevine

Tribulus cistoides compared with Tribulus terrestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican feverplant	Puncturevine
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family same	Zygophyllaceae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus same	Tribulus	Tribulus
Species	Tribulus cistoides	Tribulus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican feverplant and Puncturevine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tribulus.

Conservation Status

Jamaican feverplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Puncturevine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican feverplant	Puncturevine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican feverplant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries).

Puncturevine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇺🇸 United States