Gymnosporia buxifolia Branch

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Description: English: A branch of Gymnosporia buxifolia showing thorns with scars where leaves have dropped. The plant is a shrub or small tree in the family Celastraceae. Date: 16 October 2010. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. Other versions: I uploaded the same thing to the wrong Wikipedia site, also as public domain. This species is called the "Common Spike-thorn"; the dangerously sharp, tough, and rigid thorns often exceed 100 mm in length. This photograph was taken near the town of Uniondale in South Africa.Google Earth coordinates -33.777 23.087 Licensing[edit] Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. : I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse.