''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
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf ...
, native to South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Endophytic bacteria in their roots produce
maytansine.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Putterlickia neglecta''
Jordaan, R.G.C.Boon & A.E.van Wyk
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Putterlickia pyracantha''
(L.) Szyszyl.
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Putterlickia retrospinosa''
A.E.van Wyk & Mostert
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Putterlickia saxatilis''
(Burch.) Jordaan
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Putterlickia verrucosa''
(E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.) Sim
References
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Celastraceae