Putterlickia

Putterlickia
Putterlickia pyracantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Tribe: Celastreae
Genus: Putterlickia
Endl.[1]
Species

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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]

Species

Five species are accepted:[4]

References

  1. ^ Gen. Pl.: 1086 (1840)
  2. ^ Jacobowitz, Joseph R.; Weng, Jing-Ke (2020). "Exploring Uncharted Territories of Plant Specialized Metabolism in the Postgenomic Era". Annual Review of Plant Biology. 71: 631–658. doi:10.1146/annurev-arplant-081519-035634. PMID 32176525.
  3. ^ Kubitzki, Klaus (11 November 2013). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Dicotyledons: Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales. Vol. VI. Springer. p. 52. ISBN 9783662072578.
  4. ^ "Putterlickia Endl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

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