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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 Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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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. | MS | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: RhamnusFlora of Burundi: Rhamnus
Flora of Malawi: Rhamnus
Flora of Zambia: Rhamnus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rhamnus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): RhamnusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rhamnus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): 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
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