Rhamnaceae
Anchor plant
Colletia paradoxa
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Colletia
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Common names
By language (4)
- English
- Anchor plant, Anchor tree, Crucifixion towh
- German
- Ankerpflanze, Wunder-Colletie
- Russian
- Коллеция крестовидная, Колеция крестовидная
- Spanish
- Curro, Curru mamil, Curru-mamil, Espina de cruz
Synonyms
- Colletia bictanensis Lindl.
- Colletia bictoensis Lindl.
- Colletia cruciata Gillies & Hook.
- Colletia exserta Klotzsch ex Reissek
- Colletia insidiosa Reissek
- Condalia paradoxa Spreng.
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jonathan Baillie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Bayce, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: León Ramírez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Fabio Alessandro Locati, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: cabana carlos manuel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Fabio Alessandro Locati, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Miguel Cabrera Alvarez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.