Verbenaceae

Rhaphithamnus spinosus (Juss.) Moldenke

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Rhaphithamnus

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Rhaphithamnus spinosus (Rhaphithamnus spinosus) — FlowerPhoto: Jorge Herreros de Lartundo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Citharexylum cyanocarpum Hook. & Arn.
Citharexylum cyanocarpum Gay
Citharexylum ovatum Turcz.
Citharexylum psilacanthum Turcz.
Citharexylum verticillatum Klotzsch ex Walp.
Duranta umbilicata Miers
Poeppigia cyanea Bert. ex Moldenke
Poeppigia cyanocarpa Bertero ex Hook. & Arn.
Rhaphithamnus amoenus Miers
Rhaphithamnus buxifolius Miers
Rhaphithamnus cyanocarpum (Hook. & Arn.) Miers
Rhaphithamnus cyanocarpus var. moorei Espinosa
Rhaphithamnus cyanocarpus var. pallidus Miers
Rhaphithamnus macracanthus Gand.
Rhaphithamnus myrtifolius Miers ex Moldenke
Rhaphithamnus pallidus Miers ex Moldenke
Rhaphithamnus parvifolius Miers
Rhaphithamnus rotundifolius Miers ex Moldenke
Rhaphithamnus spinosus f. albiflorus G.Kunkel
Rhaphithamnus spinosus f. microphyllus G.Kunkel
Rhaphithamnus spinosus var. inermis G.Kunkel
Volkameria spinosa Juss.
Volkameria verticillata Ruiz & Pav. ex Walp.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jorge Herreros de Lartundo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Frank Dietze, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dryas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cristian Riquelme, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Inao Vasquez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.