Phaulothamnus spinescens A.Gray
  • in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 294. 1885. 
  • Snake-eyes, putia


Cite taxon page as 'WFO (2025): Phaulothamnus spinescens A.Gray. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001091602. Accessed on: 04 Jun 2025'

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Plants erect, to 2.5 m, glabrous. Leaves sessile or petiolate; blade to 35 × 12 mm, broadest distal to middle; petiole ± 1 mm. Flowers yellow-green; tepals 4, 2.5 × 2 mm. Berries gray-translucent to white, tinged with green, borne on peduncle 0.5-2 × 4-5 mm diam. Seed black, 1-2 mm, granular and rugose, visible through fruit wall.

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    Plants erect, to 2.5 m, glabrous. Leaves sessile or petiolate; blade to 35 × 12 mm, broadest distal to middle; petiole ± 1 mm. Flowers yellow-green; tepals 4, 2.5 × 2 mm. Berries gray-translucent to white, tinged with green, borne on peduncle 0.5-2 × 4-5 mm diam. Seed black, 1-2 mm, granular and rugose, visible through fruit wall.

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    Snake-eyes, putia

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