Pterocelastrus echinatus ('pterocelastrus' = winged holly, 'echinatus' = spiny) is a small Southern African tree occurring in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Malawi. This species is found in montane and submontane evergreen forests, forest margins, rocky hillsides, and kloofs, growing between 600 and 2400 m above sea level. The tree is host to a number of moth species from the family Geometridae - Aphilopota patulata, A. subalbata, Drepanogynis costipicta, and D. olearis. \n* P. echinatus fruits \n* P. echinatus flowers