Spikethorns
Gymnosporia
Gymnosporia is an Old World genus of plants, that comprise suffrutices, shrubs and trees. It was formerly considered congeneric with Maytenus, but more recent investigations separated it based on the presence of achyblasts (truncated branchlets) and spines, alternate leaves or fascicles of leaves, an inflorescence that forms a dichasium, mostly unisexual flowers, and fruit forming a dehiscent capsule, with an aril on the seed.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia buxifolia
confetti spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia senegalensis
Hedge Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia polyacantha
White Forest Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia nemorosa
Gymnosporia diversifolia
speciesGymnosporia diversifolia
Bell Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia tenuispina
Blue Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia glaucophylla
Black Forest Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia harveyana
Ashen Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia capitata
Gymnosporia cassinoides
speciesGymnosporia cassinoides
Tropical Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia maranguensis
Gymnosporia szyszylowiczii
speciesGymnosporia szyszylowiczii
Common Spike-thorn
speciesGymnosporia heterophylla
Gymnosporia emarginata
speciesGymnosporia emarginata
Gymnosporia rothiana
speciesGymnosporia rothiana
Gymnosporia elliptica
speciesGymnosporia elliptica
large-flowered spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia putterlickioides
Narrow-Leaf Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia linearis
Dune Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia arenicola
Luluhot
speciesGymnosporia thompsonii
Maputaland Spike-thorn
speciesGymnosporia markwardii
Red-Flowered Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia rubra
Hairy Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia pubescens
Gymnosporia woodii
speciesGymnosporia woodii
Large-Fruited Forest
speciesGymnosporia grandifolia
Gymnosporia pyria
speciesGymnosporia pyria
Gymnosporia matoboensis
speciesGymnosporia matoboensis
Gymnosporia sekhukhuniensis
speciesGymnosporia sekhukhuniensis
Willow Koko Tree
speciesGymnosporia bachmannii
Gymnosporia oxyphylla
speciesGymnosporia oxyphylla
Gymnosporia puberula
speciesGymnosporia puberula
woodland spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia mossambicensis
Gariep Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia gariepensis
Gymnosporia swazica
speciesGymnosporia swazica
Gymnosporia marcanii
speciesGymnosporia marcanii
Dhofar Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia dhofarensis
Gymnosporia variabilis
speciesGymnosporia variabilis
Gymnosporia crenata
speciesGymnosporia crenata
Gymnosporia vanwykii
speciesGymnosporia vanwykii
Gymnosporia acuminata
speciesGymnosporia acuminata
Gymnosporia cryptopetala
speciesGymnosporia cryptopetala
Gymnosporia montana
speciesGymnosporia montana
Gymnosporia grossulariae
speciesGymnosporia grossulariae
Gymnosporia divaricata
speciesGymnosporia divaricata
Gymnosporia arbutifolia
speciesGymnosporia arbutifolia
Tugela Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia macrocarpa
Large-Fruited Spike-Thorn
speciesGymnosporia oxycarpa
Gymnosporia keniensis
speciesGymnosporia keniensis
Gymnosporia ovata
speciesGymnosporia ovata
Gymnosporia buchananii
speciesGymnosporia buchananii
Winged-Fruit Spikethorn
speciesGymnosporia hemipterocarpa
Gymnosporia guangxiensis
speciesGymnosporia guangxiensis
Gymnosporia confertiflora
speciesGymnosporia confertiflora
Gymnosporia berberoides
speciesGymnosporia berberoides
Gymnosporia inermis
speciesGymnosporia inermis
Gymnosporia heyneana
speciesGymnosporia heyneana
Gymnosporia integrifolia
speciesGymnosporia integrifolia
Gymnosporia vitiensis
speciesGymnosporia vitiensis
Gymnosporia uniflora
speciesGymnosporia uniflora
Gymnosporia serrata
speciesGymnosporia serrata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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