Rhamnus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 193 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. & Subtropical to Tropical Mountains.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burundi, Buryatiya, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Christmas I., Colorado, Comoros, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Maine, Malawi, Malaya, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Society Is., Somalia, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Mauritius, New Zealand North, Tasmania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Suessenguth in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 20D: 59 (1953).
  • —F.T.A. 1: 381

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 89 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 193 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 89 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 193 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 30, 2014 Argent [C87152] Indonesia K000606310 Yes
Oct 1, 2007 Cheek, M. [13612] Cameroon K000580208 No
Apr 1, 2006 Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Ama, D. [20323] Papua New Guinea K001905444 No
Jul 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [7265] Cameroon K000027197 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4368] Cameroon K000027196 No
Dec 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2270] Cameroon K000337641 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3054] Cameroon K000337643 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8710] Cameroon K000337637 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3120] Cameroon K000337642 No
May 1, 2000 Pollard, B.J. [275] Cameroon K000337635 No
Oct 1, 1997 Etuge, M. [3560] Cameroon K000337636 No
Mar 1, 1997 Zapfack, L. [1113] Cameroon K000337638 No
Mar 1, 1997 Munyenyembe, P. [726] Cameroon K000337639 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [3128] Cameroon K000093343 No
Jan 1, 1971 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8933] Cameroon K000093340 No
Jan 1, 1964 Davis, P.H. [15963] Turkey K000723094 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 16, 1957 Schimper [1276] Ethiopia K000036305 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 16, 1957 Schimper [1276] Ethiopia K000036306 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 16, 1957 Schimper, W. [s.n.] Algeria K000036304 Type Yes
Jul 15, 1937 Tsui, T.M. [575] China K000729151 Syntype Yes
May 7, 1907 Culbertson [4205] United States K000729131 Unknown Type Material Yes
Franqueville [s.n.] Ethiopia K000419654 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheek, M. [8417] Cameroon K000337640 No
Takeuchi, W. [12716] Papua New Guinea K001905439 No
Hepper, F.N. [2138] Cameroon K000093339 No
Wilson, E.H. [739] China K000729037 Unknown Type Material Yes
Takeuchi, W. [12277] Papua New Guinea K001905443 No
Vu, X.P.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, T.C.; Do, T.X.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M.; David, A. [HNK 839] Vietnam K001871572 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4250] Burma K001038520 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E., H. [8003] Japan K000729005 Unknown Type Material Yes
Takeuchi, W. [12718] Papua New Guinea K001905440 No
Takeuchi, W. [12674] Papua New Guinea K001905442 No
Balansa, B. [s.n.] K000723097 Syntype Yes
Wilson, E., H. [8003] Japan K000729004 Unknown Type Material Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28391] Cameroon K000093337 No
Cavalerie, J. [840] China K000729153 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guicciardii, J. [s.n.] Greece K000723132 Type Yes

Sources

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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