Paliurus spina-christi
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Not to be confused with Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus nummularia.
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Paliurus spina-christi | |
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Jerusalem thorn (Paliurus spina-christi) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Genus: | Paliurus |
Species: | P. spina-christi |
Binomial name | |
Paliurus spina-christi | |
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Paliurus spina-christi, commonly known as Jerusalem thorn, garland thorn, Christ's thorn, or crown of thorns, is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean region, Southwest Asia and Central Asia, from Morocco and Spain east to Iran and Tajikistan.[1][2]