✿Celastraceae · Maytenus
Konkan Spike Thorn
Maytenus puberula
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- July-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Maytenus puberula
- Genus
- Maytenus
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Glossy ovalrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Konkan Spike Thorn itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Konkan Spike Thorn
Konkan Spike Thorn (Maytenus puberula) is a shrub in the Celastraceae family. Flowering and fruiting run from July to September.

Botanical family
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Konkan Spike Thorn belongs to the Celastraceae family.
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