Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, 342 033, India
*Corresponding author E-mail: jnvupkkasera@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 7 April, 2016.
Tribulus rajasthanensis (family Zygophyllaceae), a critically endangered plant of the Indian Thar desert is known for its medicinal properties. The present article deals with its distribution, utility, taxonomy, causes of decline in population and conservation measures being undertaken to protect this plant.
Critically endangered, conservation, utility, Tribulus rajasthanensis, Indian Thar desert