Rhaphithamnus spinosus (Juss.) Moldenke belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Rhaphithamnus spinosus, 91.1286--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 107.jpg
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Rhaphithamnus
Specific Epithet
spinosus
Authorship
(Juss.) Moldenke
2/10/2003
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)
35.421500, 23.646333
Location Remarks
Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley
Collectors
No collectors specified
2/16/2013
Location
Chile, Bio Bio, Bio Bio
-37.313333, -71.589444
Location Remarks
Comuna Tucapel, 12.1 km E of Polcura along road to El Abanico, 4.3 km W of Puente Polcura; moss and lichen covered rock outcrops and edge of low forest with Quillaja dominant. 647 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Olga Martha Montiel
Notes
Tree 4 m tall, fruits blue, spongy, slightly sweet, turning purple when bruised.
