Oplonia spinosa

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.

Oplonia spinosa
Scientific classification
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.

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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