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Arcabu tree

Zanthoxylum sp.

Photo by Juan DiTrani
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Juan DiTrani
There's no Aralias on Panama and actually there are many tree species with spikes so it can be easily confused with other trees.
auntnance123
OOPS. aralia spinosa. I have one in my backyard in Florida.
auntnance123
I've always known them as Hercules club. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanthoxylum_clava-herculis There's also the arailis spinosa.

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