Confetti Tree
Gymnosporia (Maytenus) senegalensis (?)
Open shrub habitat near lake Elemenaita, Kenya. Dec. 2015.
Another Gymnosporia sp.?
LEAVES: Closely spaced alternate leaves appear fascicled, Margins have shallow teeth and tips are notched some leaves.
TREE: Tree-sized shrub about 5 meters tall.
FLOWERS: An abundance of white flowers with five petals and conspicuous nectar disc.
RANGE: Widespread but there are other Gymnosporum species also.
ARMED: Long sharp thorns are straight.
FRUIT: not seen
