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Willow Spike Thorn

Gymnosporia bachmannii

Also called Willow Spikethorn, Willow Koko Tree

Willow Spike Thorn
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Celastraceae (Celastr family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
E. Cape Prov. to S. KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Gymnosporia bachmannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Gymnosporia plants

Gymnosporia addat · Gymnosporia arbutifolia · Camassiwood · Gymnosporia cassinoides · Dhofar Spikethorn · Gymnosporia harenensis · Angle Stem Spikethorn · Forest Maytenus · Gymnosporia pertinax · Maytenus senegalensis · Gymnosporia stylosa · Bell Spike Thorn

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gymnosporia bachmannii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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