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Rhaphithamnus Miers

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Rhaphithamnus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhaphithamnus/). Accessed 2026-05-18.

Family

  • Verbenaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

corolla
The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
drupe
A fleshy dehiscent or indehiscent fruit with one to several seeds each enclosed in a hard endocarp (the stone).
entire
With an unbroken margin.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Rhaphithamnus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhaphithamnus/). Accessed 2026-05-18.

Rhaphithamnus

While pretty enough, the flowers of Rhaphithamnus spinosus are not particularly showy. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK (20170942*Z, from BCCG 578 wild-collected in Chile). 19 April 2026. Image Tom Christian.

A genus of two evergreen species, natives of Chile and Argentina. Leaves opposite, entire. Corolla tubular, with four or five lobes. Stamens four. Fruit a fleshy drupe.

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