"Paliurus spina-christi"@en . . "Paliurus spina-christi, commonly known as Jerusalem thorn, garland thorn, Christ's thorn, or crown of thorns, is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean region and southwest and central Asia, from Morocco and Spain east to Iran and Tajikistan.It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 3\u20134 m tall. The shoots are zig-zagged, with a leaf and two stipular spines (one straight, one curved) on the outside of each kink."@en . . . . . . . "*Paliurus aculeatus Lam." . . . "*P. australis Gaertn." . "*Rhamnus paliurus L." . .