Rhaphithamnus spinosus (Juss.) Moldenke belongs to the Verbenaceae 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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Verbenaceae
Genus
Rhaphithamnus
Specific Epithet
spinosus
Authorship
(Juss.) Moldenke
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
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.
