Rhaphithamnus spinosus
A species in the Verbenaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Rhaphithamnus
- Species
- Rhaphithamnus spinosus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1937
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Rhaphithamnus spinosus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Citharexylum cyanocarpumName author: Hook. & Arn.
- Citharexylum cyanocarpumName author: Gay
- Citharexylum ovatumName author: Turcz.
- Citharexylum psilacanthumName author: Turcz.
- Citharexylum verticillatumName author: Klotzsch ex Walp.
- Duranta umbilicataName author: Miers
- Poeppigia cyaneaName author: Bert. ex Moldenke
- Poeppigia cyanocarpaName author: Bertero ex Hook. & Arn.
- Rhaphithamnus amoenusName author: Miers
- Rhaphithamnus buxifoliusName author: Miers
- Rhaphithamnus cyanocarpumName author: (Hook. & Arn.) Miers
- Rhaphithamnus cyanocarpus var. mooreiName author: Espinosa
- Rhaphithamnus cyanocarpus var. pallidusName author: Miers
- Rhaphithamnus macracanthusName author: Gand.
- Rhaphithamnus myrtifoliusName author: Miers ex Moldenke
- Rhaphithamnus pallidusName author: Miers ex Moldenke
- Rhaphithamnus parvifoliusName author: Miers
- Rhaphithamnus rotundifoliusName author: Miers ex Moldenke
- Rhaphithamnus spinosus f. albiflorusName author: G.Kunkel
- Rhaphithamnus spinosus f. microphyllusName author: G.Kunkel
- Rhaphithamnus spinosus var. inermisName author: G.Kunkel
- Volkameria spinosaName author: Juss.
- Volkameria verticillataName author: Ruiz & Pav. ex Walp.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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