| Oplonia spinosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Oplonia |
| Species: | O. spinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Oplonia spinosa (Jacq.) Raf. | |
Oplonia spinosa, the pricklybush, is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae, endemic to several Caribbean islands. It is a spiny shrub ranging in height from dwarf to 3 meters, with curved spines 4–12 mm long, and leaves variable in size and shape.
Synonyms
- Anthacanthus spinosus (Jacq.) Nees
- Jasminum coeruleum Kuntze
- Justicia spinosa Jacq.
References
- Alain H. Liogier, Henri Alain Liogier, Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: Acanthaceae to Compositae, page 42, Volume 5 of Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: Spermatophyta, La Editorial, UPR, 1985. ISBN 978-0-8477-2338-6.
- GBIF entry
- ITIS entry
- USDA PLANTS entry
- JSTOR Plant Science entries
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