Paliurus spina-christi Mill. belongs to the Rhamnaceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Paliurus spina-christi--Georgia. Gareji Monastery complex, Gareji Steppe. 9 Jun 05. 280.jpg
Family
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Paliurus
Specific Epithet
spina-christi
Authorship
Mill.
6/8/2005
Location
Georgia
42.662500, 44.619722
Location Remarks
Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
5/21/2003
Location
Italy, Tuscany (Giardino dei Semplici)
Location Remarks
Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 3, Firenze (Florence). On the campus of the University of Florence.
Collectors
No collectors specified
6/16/2010
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Sulaimani Prov.
35.761028, 45.470000
Location Remarks
North of Sulaimani on highway to Zaynal and Mawat, c. 2 km south of Suraqalat. Banks of Aw-e Shiler River near a bridge (and remnants of a pervious bridge blown up by Hussein troops). 830 m elev.
Collectors
Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Christopher Davidson, Barbara Ertter, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Riparian vegetation on gravel bars and the river bank.
6/6/2014
Location
Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Mtskheta
41.852361, 44.668556
Location Remarks
Various points along the Shio Mghvime Monastery road from Mtskheta. 623 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Manana Khutsishvili, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Kikodze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside shrub thicket impacted by grazing. Shrub 2 m.
