4875.000 Rhamnus L.

Description of the genus

Unarmed small trees or shrubs. Stipules small, soon deciduous. Leaves alternate or fasciculate, petiolate. Lamina with nerves arranged pinnately. Flowers in an axillary fascicle or solitary. Flowers usually bisexual. Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5 or 0. Stamens 4-5. Ovary superior, 2-4-locular. Fruit an obovoid fleshy drupe.

Worldwide: 125 species occurring in the northern hemisphere to Brazil and southern Africa

Malawi: 1 taxon.

Rhamnus prinoides

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prinoides L'Hér.N,C,SDescription, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Rhamnus
Flora of Burundi: Rhamnus
Flora of Mozambique: Rhamnus
Flora of Zambia: Rhamnus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rhamnus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rhamnus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rhamnus
JSTOR Plant Science: Rhamnus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rhamnus
Plants of the World Online: Rhamnus
Tropicos: Rhamnus
Wikipedia: Rhamnus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Rhamnus.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=921, retrieved 9 November 2024

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