Putterlickia Explained

Putterlickia, variously called spikethorns, false spike thorns, mock spike thorns and bastard spike thorns, are a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine and bittersweet family Celastraceae, native to South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Endophytic bacteria in their roots produce maytansine.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Putterlickia neglecta Jordaan, R.G.C.Boon & A.E.van Wyk
• Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl.
• Putterlickia retrospinosa A.E.van Wyk & Mostert
• Putterlickia saxatilis (Burch.) Jordaan
• Putterlickia verrucosa (E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.) Sim

Notes and References

1. 10.1146/annurev-arplant-081519-035634 . Exploring Uncharted Territories of Plant Specialized Metabolism in the Postgenomic Era . 2020 . Jacobowitz . Joseph R. . Weng . Jing-Ke . Annual Review of Plant Biology . 71 . 631–658 . 32176525 .
2. Book: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Dicotyledons: Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales . VI . 11 November 2013 . Kubitzki . Klaus . Springer . 9783662072578 . 52 .