Kalmar "Zygophyllaceae" tana nufin dangin tsire-tsire masu fure waɗanda suka haɗa da kusan nau'ikan 300. Ana samun waɗannan tsire-tsire a cikin ɓangarorin busasshiyar ƙasa da bushe-bushe a cikin duniya, kuma an san su da ƙaƙƙarfan yanayi. Iyalin ya hada da mutane masu mahimmanci, gami da shuka daga abin da ƙarin kayan kwalliyar da aka sani da "Tiggus Terretristris" aka samu. Gabaɗaya, dangin Zygophyllaceae suna da siffa ta ’ya’yan itace na musamman, waɗanda galibi tsarin itace ne, mai kama da capsule tare da iri ɗaya ko fiye a ciki.