Putterlickia
Genus of Celastraceae plants
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Putterlickia, variously called spikethorns, false spike thorns, mock spike thorns and bastard spike thorns, are a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine and bittersweet family Celastraceae, native to South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Endophytic bacteria in their roots produce maytansine.[2][3]
| Putterlickia | |
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| Putterlickia pyracantha | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Tribe: | Celastreae |
| Genus: | Putterlickia Endl.[1] |
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Species
Currently accepted species include:
- Putterlickia neglecta Jordaan, R.G.C.Boon & A.E.van Wyk
- Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl.
- Putterlickia retrospinosa A.E.van Wyk & Mostert
- Putterlickia saxatilis (Burch.) Jordaan
- Putterlickia verrucosa (E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.) Sim