Acanthosyris spinescens

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Acanthosyris spinescens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Acanthosyris
Species:
A. spinescens
Binomial name
Acanthosyris spinescens
Synonyms [2]
  • Osyris spinescens Mart. & Eichler
  • Acanthosyris platensis Speg.

Acanthosyris spinescens, locally named Sombra de touro [3] or quebradillo [4] is a spiny, native tree with a native range in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. [3] [5] As a pioneer species, it grows well in new forest areas in semi-shaded areas, but grows slowly. [3] The tree has a yellow edible fruit, and is slow growing. [3] Traditional medicine includes uses of the leaves to treat fevers and ulcers. [3] The tree was first documented in 1879, Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 151 (1879). [2]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2025). "Acanthosyris spinescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025 e.T243335741A243335743. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Acanthosyris spinescens". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Acanthosyris spinescens - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  4. ↑ Alvarez, María Alejandra (2019), Alvarez, María Alejandra (ed.), "The Pampa: An Infinite Plain", Pharmacological Properties of Native Plants from Argentina, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 63–90, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20198-2_4, ISBN   978-3-030-20198-2
  5. ↑ "Acanthosyris spinescens Flora e Funga do Brasil". floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2024-04-13.


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