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Rhamnaceae - Buffalo-thorn family
Literature
Drummond, R.B. (1966) Rhamnaceae FZ 2(2)
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs, suffrutices or lianes; branches sometimes with coiled tendrils (Gouania and Helinus). Stipules present, sometimes spiny. Leaves alternate (sometimes opposite or subopposite) or fasciculate, simple. Flowers bisexual or rarely unisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals (4-)5. Petals (4-)5 or 0. Disk usually present and well-developed. Ovary superior, subinferior or inferior, 2-4-locular. Fruit a drupe, capsule or schizocarp. Worldwide: 49 genera and 900 species, cosmopolitan, but especially in tropical and warm areas. |
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Links to genera: (9)
| Genus | Content |
| Berchemia Neck. ex DC. | Description, Image |
| Colubrina Rich. ex Brongn. | |
| Gouania Jacq. | Description, Image |
| Helinus E. Mey. ex Endl. | Description |
| Lasiodiscus Hook. f. | Description |
| Phylica L. | Description |
| Rhamnus L. | Description |
| Scutia (DC.) Brongn. | Description |
| Ziziphus Mill. | Description |
Other sources of information about Rhamnaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for RhamnaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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