Rhamnaceae
Spiny bush
Scutia spicata
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Scutia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Spiny bush, Thorn shrub
Synonyms
- Colletia spicata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Rhamnus guayaquilensis Kunth
- Rhamnus senticosa Kunth
- Sageretia decussata G.Don
- Sageretia guayaquilensis (Kunth) Brongn.
- Sageretia senticosa Brongn.
- Scutia guayaquilensis Weberb.
- Scutia maritima Perkins
- Scutia spicata var. spicata
- Scypharia guayaquilensis Miers
- Scypharia pauciflora (Hook.f.) Miers
- Scypharia senticosa Miers
Flowers
- In flower
- November to February (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Don Johnston, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyler Vogel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: julianvgarcia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tristan Jobin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Victor E. Chocho, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: novvictan, 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.