Columelliaceae

Taique

Desfontainia spinosa Ruiz & Pav.

Family: Columelliaceae
Genus: Desfontainia

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Common names

By language (12)

Cebuano: Desfontainia
Chinese: 离水花科, 離水花科, 枸骨叶, 枸骨黄, 拉美冬青科, 离水花属, 虎刺叶科
Dutch: Desfontainiaceae, Desfontaineaceae
English: Taique
German: Desfontainiaceae
Korean: 타이케
Portuguese: Desfontainia, Desfontainiaceae
Russian: Дефонтения
Spanish: Taique
Swedish: Desfontainia
Vietnamese: Desfontainia
war: Desfontainia

Synonyms

Linkia peruviana Pers.
Linkia spinosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.