Gymnosporia maranguensis
Tropical Spike Thorn
Also known as: Gymnosporia bequaertii De Wild. +4 more
- Gymnosporia bequaertii De Wild.
- Gymnosporia buxifolia var. holtzii Loes.
- Gymnosporia capitata var. tenuifolia Loes.
- Gymnosporia senegalensis subsp. maranguensis Loes.
- Gymnosporia senegalensis var. maranguensis Loes.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Celastraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Gymnosporia maranguensis (commonly known as Tropical Spike-thorn) is a shrub belonging to the Celastraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe