Celastraceae

Pondo false spike-thorn

Putterlickia retrospinosa A.E.van Wyk & Mostert

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Putterlickia

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Pondo false spike-thorn (Putterlickia retrospinosa) — Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Pondovalspendoring
English: Pondo false spike-thorn

Photos

Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aaliyah Motala, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification 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.