Gymnosporia linearis lanceolata
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Habit
14 Dec 2017
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Leaves and spines
14 Dec 2017
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Leaves and spines
30 Jun 2019
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Full name: | Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes. subsp. lanceolata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Jordaan |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Smalblaarpendoring, Pendoring |
| English common name(s): | Narrow-leaved spikethorn |
| Synonym(s): | Celastrus lanceolatus E.Mey. ex Sond. Gymnosporia lanceolata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. |
| Status: | Near-endemic |
| Description: | Gymnosporia linearis (L.f.) Loes.: Shrub or small tree, with an overall white appearance; branches often drooping. THORNS straight, 25–60 mm long, often with leaves and flowers. LEAVES simple, narrow, linear, 25–90 mm long; leathery, both surfaces grey-green, hairless; margin entire or irregularly toothed. FLOWERS in short sprays; small, yellow. FRUIT a capsule up to 7 mm in diameter, two-lobed. SEEDS usually covered with white aril. Can be confused with G. garipensis. Gymnosporia linearis has leaves up to 12 mm wide, often with toothed margins; it also has a round capsule. Gymnosporia gariepensis has leaves usually only up to 5 mm wide, with margins entire or almost so, and a capsule that is somewhat triangular in cross-section. (from Tree Atlas on Namibia) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
