Maclura Nutt.
Branches with rigid spines Maclura
Woody climber or straggling shrub. Leaves oblong to elliptic, mostly 3–8 mm long. Compound fruit 1–2 cm diam., yellow-orange. Male flower heads 6–8 mm diam. Coast and adjacent plateaus. In or near RF. Cockspur Thorn Maclura cochinchinensis
Trees or tall shrubs. Leaves ovate, mostly 5–15 cm long. Compound fruit 10–15 cm diam., yellowish-green. Male flower heads 15–20 mm diam. Occasionally naturalized. Introd. from N. America. Osage Orange Maclura pomifera