Prickles or spines on trunk or stems

The following is a list of cultivated species which at least some of the time possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae Pachypodium saundersii
Arecaceae Borassus aethiopum
Berberidaceae Berberis darwinii
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea alba
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cooperi var. cooperi
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia griseola subsp. griseola
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia griseola subsp. mashonica
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia ingens
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia milii
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis var. communis Spiny in some varieties
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinia decapetala
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Gleditsia triacanthos
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae Tara spinosa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia farnesiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia galpinii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia karroo
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nigrescens
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia schweinfurthii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Acacia xanthophloea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Erythrina abyssinica
Lamiaceae Karomia speciosa
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae Adansonia digitata
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae Sterculia tragacantha
Moraceae Maclura africana
Polygalaceae Securidaca longepedunculata
Rhamnaceae Ziziphus mauritiana
Rosaceae Chaenomeles speciosa
Rosaceae Crataegus pubescens
Rosaceae Pyracantha angustifolia
Rosaceae Pyracantha cf. crenulata
Rosaceae Rosa banksiae
Rosaceae Rosa sp.
Rosaceae Rubus niveus
Rubiaceae Didymosalpinx norae
Rutaceae Citrus × aurantium
Rutaceae Citrus × limon
Salicaceae Dovyalis caffra
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae Oncoba spinosa
Solanaceae Solanum aculeatissimum
Number of species: 47


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: List of cultivated species with each spot-character: Prickles or spines on trunk or stems.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species-spot-display.php?spot_id=109, retrieved 11 December 2024

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