Celastraceae

False forest spike-thorn

Putterlickia verrucosa (E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.) Sim

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Putterlickia

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False forest spike-thorn (Putterlickia verrucosa) — FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Basterbospendoring, Bosvalspendoring
English: False forest spike-thorn

Synonyms

Celastrus verrucosus E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.