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4875.000 Rhamnus
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 Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| prinoides L'Hér. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| staddo A. Rich. | C,E | Description, Image |
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External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): RhamnusFlora Zambesiaca web site: Rhamnus
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Rhamnus
Wikipedia: Rhamnus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rhamnus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Rhamnus
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