Note: Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou is now considered endemic to south India, and have relatively small leaves with acute apex.
References:
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Flowers of India (2023). Accessed on 01 Jan 2023. URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Red%20Spike%20Thorn.html.
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