Prickles or spines on trunk or stems

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

Family	Species	Comment
Acanthaceae	Hygrophila schulli
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae	Diplorhynchus condylocarpon
Arecaceae	Borassus aethiopum
Clusiaceae	Psorospermum febrifugum
Dipterocarpaceae	Marquesia macroura
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae	Caesalpinia decapetala
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia abyssinica subsp. calophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia sieberiana var. woodii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Mimosa pigra
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae	Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae	Erythrina abyssinica
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae	Pterocarpus angolensis
Irvingiaceae	Klainedoxa gabonensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae	Hibiscus surattensis
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae	Sterculia quinqueloba
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae	Sterculia subviolacea
Malvaceae: Byttnerioideae, Helicteroideae & Sterculioideae	Sterculia tragacantha
Ochnaceae	Ochna schweinfurthiana
Olacaceae	Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Papaveraceae	Argemone mexicana
Poaceae	Setaria lindenbergiana
Polygalaceae	Carpolobia goetzei	Branchlets are spine-tipped
Polygalaceae	Securidaca longepedunculata
Rhamnaceae	Ziziphus mucronata
Rubiaceae	Catunaregam taylorii
Salicaceae	Flacourtia indica
Salvadoraceae	Azima tetracantha
Sapindaceae	Zanha africana

Number of species: 32