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                                                    Family
                                                    Celastraceae (Magnoliophyta) 
                                                     
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                                                    Scientific NameCanotia holacantha Torr. 
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                                                    Primary Citation
                                                    Pacific Railr. Rep. 4, Pt. 5, No. 5 (Whipple) 4: 68. 1857   
 
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                                                    Type SpecimensSpecimen 1: Holotype -- J. M. Bigelow Specimen 2: Holotype -- J. M. Bigelow 
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                                                    Common Namescrucifixion thorn, canotia, crucifixion thorn