zygophyllum

• Gênero de plantas geralmente tropicais, ervas ou arbustos com folhagem de cheiro desagradável, cujos botões florais são usados como alcaparras, também conhecidas como alcaparras-de-feijão.

A genus of plants, usually tropical herbs or shrubs with ill-smelling foliage, whose flower buds are used as capers, also known as bean capers.

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   A genus of tropical herbs or shrubs, often with ill-smelling foliage, whose flower buds are used as capers, commonly known as bean capers.

   Zigofilo

   • The Zygophyllum species are native to arid regions of Africa and Asia.
   • Botanists classify Zygophyllum within the family Zygophyllaceae.
   • The flower buds of some Zygophyllum plants are pickled and used as a substitute for capers.