1) Dicot genus 2) Genus paliurus 3) Magnoliopsid genus 
Latin, meaning: a plant, Christ's thorn 
Paliurus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae. The eight species are native to warm, dry regions of Eurasia and North Africa from Morocco and Spain east to Japan and Taiwan. They are shrubs or small trees growing to 3-15 m tall. The shoots are zig-zagged, with a leaf and two stipular spines on the outside of each kink. The leave...
Paliurus is a genus of hardy deciduous shrubs which are natives to southern Europe and Asia Minor belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. They bear small, five-partite flowers followed by coriaceous fruit. One species, Paliurus aculeatus is believed to have been used to make Christ's crown of thorns in Christian belief.
[n] - thorny Eurasian shrubs
genus Paliurus noun thorny Eurasian shrubs