Putterlickia
Also known as Spikethorns
Putterlickia, variously called spikethorns, false spike thorns, mock spike thorns and bastard spike thorns, are a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine and bittersweet family Celastraceae, native to South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Endophytic bacteria in their roots produce maytansine.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCelastrales
- FamilyCelastraceae
Native toCape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces
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Putterlickia, variously called spikethorns, false spike thorns, mock spike thorns and bastard spike thorns, are a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine and bittersweet family Celastraceae, native to South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Endophytic bacteria in their roots produce maytansine.
==Species== Five species are accepted: Putterlickia neglecta Jordaan, R.G.C.Boon & A.E.van Wyk Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. Putterlickia retrospinosa A.E.van Wyk & Mostert Putterlickia saxatilis (Burch.) Jordaan Putterlickia verrucosa (E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.) Sim