Colletia

<i>Colletia</i>

Colletia

Genus of flowering plants

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.

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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 crenata Regel (unplaced)
  • Colletia cruzerillo Bertero (unplaced)
  • Colletia disperma Moc. & Sessé ex DC. (unplaced)
  • Colletia horrida Brongn. ex Drap. (unplaced)
  • Colletia velutina Spreng. (unplaced)

Formerly placed here

  • Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sarg. (as Colletia iguanaea Scop.)
  • Discaria americana Gillies & Hook. (as Colletia longispina Hook. & Arn. and C. longissima Steud.)
  • Retanilla stricta Hook. & Arn. (as Colletia tetrandra Clos)
  • Retanilla trinervia (Gillies & Hook.) Hook. & Arn. (as Colletia treba Bertero ex Colla)
  • Rhamnus diffusa Clos (as Colletia maytenoides Griseb.)
  • Scutia spicata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Weberb. (as Colletia spicata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.)
  • Trevoa campanulata (Phil.) Reiche (as Colletia campanulata Phil.)
  • Trevoa quinquenervia Gillies & Hook. (as Colletia tralhuen Bertero ex Colla)

References

  1. [1]
    "The Plant List entry for Colletia". The Plant List, v.1.1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    Govaerts R. "Colletia Comm. ex Juss.". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2020.


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