Castela

Castela is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel.

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13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amargosa

speciesCastela erecta

Emory's crucifixion-thorn

speciesCastela emoryi

Castela peninsularis

speciesCastela peninsularis

Castela coccinea

speciesCastela coccinea

Galápagos bitterbush

speciesCastela galapageia

Castela tweediei

speciesCastela tweediei

Stewart's Crucifixionthorn

speciesCastela stewartii

Allthorn Goatbush

speciesCastela texana

Castela tortuosa

speciesCastela tortuosa

Castela polyandra

speciesCastela polyandra

Castela juyyaania

speciesCastela juyyaania

Castela retusa

speciesCastela retusa

Castela senticosa

speciesCastela senticosa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72038.