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Colletia
Sign in to saveColletia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Rhamnaceae family, with five species of spiny shrubs. All species of this genus are native to southern South America. They are non-legume nitrogen fixers.
Species
Common Name: quina falsa de Chile
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 63
- With media
- 35
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Collections
- SD, GH, CDA, MEL, F, MO
- Recorded in
- United States, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, France, Brasil, New Zealand
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhamnaceae
- Image
- Colletia cruciata4.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Colletia
- has fruit type
- capsule
- taxon common name
- 筒萼木属
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Colletia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Rhamnaceae family, 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: 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.
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