Biology:Colletia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Colletia
Colletia cruciata4.jpg
Colletia paradoxa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Tribe: Colletieae
Genus: Colletia
Comm. ex Juss.
Species

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Colletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, with five species of spiny shrubs. All species of this genus are native to southern South America. They are non-legume nitrogen fixers.

Taxonomy

Species

Colletia comprises the following species:[1][2]

  • Colletia hystrix Clos - pink crucifixion thorn
  • Colletia paradoxa (Spreng.) Escal. - crucifixion thorn, thorn of the cross, anchor plant
  • Colletia spartioides Bertero ex Colla
  • Colletia spinosissima J.F.Gmel.
  • Colletia ulicina Gillies & Hook.

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species and hybrids is unresolved:[1]

  • Colletia campanulata Phil.
  • Colletia crenata Regel
  • Colletia cruzerillo Bertero
  • Colletia disperma Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
  • Colletia horrida Brongn. ex Drap.
  • Colletia iguanaea Scop.
  • Colletia insidiosa Reissek
  • Colletia longissima Steud.
  • Colletia maytenoides Griseb.
  • Colletia spartioides Bertero ex Savi
  • Colletia spicata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.
  • Colletia tetrandra Clos
  • Colletia tralhuen Bertero ex Colla
  • Colletia treba Bertero ex Colla
  • Colletia velutina Spreng.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Plant List entry for Colletia". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. September 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Rhamnaceae/Colletia/. Retrieved 14 December 2020. 
  2. Govaerts R. "Colletia Comm. ex Juss.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331505-2. Retrieved 15 December 2020. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2716537 entry