Paliurus spina-christi Mill.

  • Filed As

    Rhamnaceae
    Paliurus spina-christi Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    R. I. Gagnidze 201 with Shamil Shetekauri, Tsiala Gviniashvili, Lia Jinjolia, 11 Aug 2001

  • Location

    Georgia. Kartli. Right bank of Mtkvari River, about 25 km from Tbilisi centre, vill. Karsani.

  • Habitat

    Arid, friganoid - steppe belt. Cerasus incana, Jasminum fruticans, Carpinus orientalis, Juniperus rufescens, J. foetidissima, J. polycarpos, J. oblonga, Ephedra procera, Echinops sphaerocephalus, Centaurea reflexa.

  • Description

    Spiny shrub, with arching branches, up to 3 m tall, diam. 3 cm; bark grey; leaves green, ovata, glabrous, long as petiole; flowers yellow-green; fruit dry drupel, leathery, surrounded undulate equatorial wing, yellowish-brown.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 764863

    Occurrence ID: b316bcde-d64f-4301-a0d5-00c4373b4271

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  • Region

    Europe

  • Country

    Georgia

  • Locality

    Kartli. Right bank of Mtkvari River, about 25 km from Tbilisi centre, vill. Karsani

  • Elevation

    Alt. 701 m. (2300 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.8295, 44.7015

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