Fruit prickly or spiny

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

FamilySpeciesComment
Achariaceae Buchnerodendron lasiocalyx
Achariaceae Caloncoba welwitschii
Bixaceae Bixa orellana
Cucurbitaceae Acanthosicyos naudinianus
Euphorbiaceae Croton inhambanensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Pterocarpus angolensis
Icacinaceae Pyrenacantha kaurabassana
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Clappertonia ficifolia
Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae Sparrmannia ricinocarpa
Montiniaceae Grevea eggelingii var. eggelingii
Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana
Pedaliaceae Pedalium murex
Solanaceae Datura inoxia
Solanaceae Datura metel
Solanaceae Datura stramonium
Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris
Number of species: 16


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Fruit prickly or spiny.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=1001, retrieved 30 March 2025

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