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 auriculata
Balanitaceae	Balanites aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca
Convolvulaceae	Ipomoea alba
Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia ingens
Euphorbiaceae	Ricinus communis var. communis	Spiny in some varieties
Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae	Pterolobium stellatum
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia abyssinica subsp. calophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia amythethophylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia ataxacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia goetzei subsp. goetzei
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia goetzei subsp. microphylla
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia kirkii subsp. kirkii var. kirkii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia pentagona
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia schweinfurthii
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia senegal var. rostrata
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Acacia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Dichrostachys cinerea
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae	Faidherbia albida
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae	Erythrina abyssinica
Hernandiaceae	Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Malvaceae subfamily Bombacoideae	Adansonia digitata
Olacaceae	Ximenia afra var. afra
Olacaceae	Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Papaveraceae	Argemone mexicana
Polygalaceae	Securidaca longepedunculata
Rhamnaceae	Scutia myrtina
Rhamnaceae	Ziziphus abyssinica
Rhamnaceae	Ziziphus mucronata
Rutaceae	Harrisonia abyssinica
Salicaceae	Flacourtia indica
Salvadoraceae	Azima tetracantha

Number of species: 32