Spike-Thorn

Gymnosporia (?)

possible Gynosporia sp. by Michael Plagens

Forest edge habitat, Tugen Hills, Baringo Co., Kenya. Dec. 2015.

ARMED: Sharp thorns from the leaf axils are long and straight.

LEAVES: The shiny, simple, alternate leaves are oval and have shallow teeth along the margins.

SHRUB: A shrub-sized, woody plant.

FLOWERS: not seen.

RANGE:

FRUIT: not seen

Celastraceae -- Bittersweet Family

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