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Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 541 1893. (syn. Catha decolor Webb; Catha montana (Roth) G. Don; Catha senegalensis (Lam.) G. Don; Celastrus coriaceus Guillemin & Perrotet; Celastrus crenatus Roth; Celastrus decolor Delile; Celastrus glaucus R.Br.; Celastrus montanus Roth; Celastrus obovatus Hochst. ex Oliv.; Celastrus pallidus Wall.; Celastrus phyllacanthus L’Herit.; Celastrus saharae Batt.; Celastrus senegalensis Lam.; Gymnosporia baumii Loes.; Gymnosporia benguelensis Loes.; Gymnosporia crenulata Engl.; Gymnosporia eminiana Loes.; Gymnosporia eremoecusa Loes.; Gymnosporia europaea Masf.; Gymnosporia intermedia Chiov.; Gymnosporia montana (Roth) Benth.; Gymnosporia saharae (Battand.) Loes. ex Engl.; Gymnosporia senegalensis var. angustifolia Engl. & Loes.; Gymnosporia senegalensis var. inermis (A. Rich.) Loes.; Gymnosporia senegalensis var. spinosa Engl. ex Loes.; Maytenus baumii (Loes.) Exell & Mendonca; Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell) as per Catalogue of Life.
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Mauritania, Morocco, Sahara (Tadmayt, Tefedest, Tassili n’Ajjer, Tibesti, Adrar des Iforhas, Erg Djemel), Spanish Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Uganda, D.R. Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, South Africa (Transvaal, KwaZulu-Natal), Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana, N-Madagascar, Seychelles (Aldabra), Egypt (Jbel Elba), Iran (E-Iran), Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, NE-Saudi Arabia, NW-Saudi Arabia: Hejaz, SW-Saudi Arabia: Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut, Tihama, W-Yemen), Afghanistan, Oman, Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, Waziristan), India (Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu), Bangladesh as per Catalogue of Life;
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Red Spike Thorn, Maytenus • Marathi: Henkal;
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Gymnosporia emarginata is now considered an endemic species to southern India and Sri Lanka, and have relatively small leaves with usually a small notch in the leaf apex or is acute. The base of leaves are cordate and almost sessile or very short petioles.
Gymnosporia montana is closely related to Gymnosporia senegalensis but has larger and broader leaves. This grows in the southern India. Gymnosporia senegalensis is a widespread species from South Africa, whole of Africa to Pakistan and North Western India. This has usually narrower leaves.
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Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) : Attachments (3). 12 posts by 5 authors.
There is one more tree of desert or dry area.
Botanical Name: Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Local Name: Kankera A small, compact tree, 3-5 Mt. high; young branches purple, often spiny, with leaves and flowers on the spines. common in open field in semi arid area. Very hardy plant. Thanks, …, Lovely capture!!! Trees of Delhi states Maytenus emarginata to be an invalid synonym of Maytenus senegalensis. Links for Maytenus senegalensis: (illustration with medicinal uses), (Desc. from FOP). But flora of indian desert by Mr. Bhandari it is Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) This Plant Species Known as vikdo in Entire Gujarat ( kachchh) region and is highly use as the medicinal purpose in local people. mainly use in Jondis (Gujarati-Kamro). Where was this taken? I would like to think of this as Gymnosporia senegalensis. Look at the leaves on the tip of a very long thorn. I think it’s from Rajasthan state (desert or dry area) in the North West of India. Thank you very much! Then I would be happy to call this Gymnosporia senegalensis. .
Plant from Jhalana Forest Jaipur: Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Photo Taken on-12.11.2009 Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou Some relevant extracts from Dr. Archer another thread on Gymnosporia montana: (efi thread#): “………………………………… As we are currently using Gymnosporia senegalensis is a African species that occur up to Pakistan and possibly in India. The other species of Gymnosporia occurring in Southern India and Sri Lanka is Gymnosporia emarginata, a species that extend to Australia. “ I am sending image of full grown tree and fruiting stage of Maytenus senegalensis. It is entirely different. Thanks, …, Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. only as per images and details herein. .
Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou SN Jan35 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) I feel it may be Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. as per images herein & as per As per efi thread (Gymnosporia emarginata is now considered an endemic species to southern India and Sri Lanka, and have relatively small leaves with usually a small notch in the leaf apex or is acute. The base of leaves are cordate and almost sessile or very short petioles. Gymnosporia montana is closely related to Gymnosporia senegalensis but has larger and broader leaves. This grows in the southern India. Gymnosporia senegalensis is a widespread species from South Africa, whole of Africa to Pakistan and North Western India. This has usually narrower leaves.) This is unlikely to be Gymnosporia senegalensis. It is a little too far South for it. and the fruit and leaves are diagnostic enough to rule this out. Yes …, You are correct This is Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. only. . Gymnosporia emarginata or Gymnosporia senegalensis: 3 images. Family: Celastraceae
Name: ककेड़ा
Species: Gymnosporia emarginata or Gymnosporia senegalensis
Date: 12-Mar-09
Place: Kulish Smiriti van,Jaipur
Note: Gymnosporia senegalensis (also known as Maytenus senegalensis or Red Spike Thorn) is a hardy, profusely-armed shrub native to the arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan. In the state, it thrives in open, red gravelly soils and older alluviums, frequently spotted in areas like Jhalana Doongri in Jaipur and the Sariska Tiger Reserve I think this is
. Catalogue of Life The Plant List GRIN Flora of Pakistan (Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell with Catha montana (Roth) G.Don, Celastrus montanus Roth, Roem. & Schult., Celastrus senegalensis Lam., Gymnosporia montana (Roth) Benth. & Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. as synonyms) Flora of Zimbabwe (Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. syn. Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell ) India Biodiversity Portal (Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. syn. Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell & Celastrus senegalensis Lam.) |
Gymnosporia senegalensis
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