Rhamnus prinoides

Rhamnus prinoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rhamnaceae
Subfamlia: Rhamnoideae
Tribus: Rhamneae
Genus: Rhamnus
Species: Rhamnus prinoides

Name

Rhamnus prinoides L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 6, t. 9 (1789).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Rhamnus celtifolia Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 44 (1794).
  • Rhamnus prinifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 139 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Ziziphus lucida Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 101 (1802).
  • Alaternus prinoides (L'Hér.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 27 (1838).
  • Celtis rhamnifolia C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 467 (1845), nom. illeg.
  • Rhamnus pauciflora Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 137 (1848).
  • Rhamnus prinoides var. acuminata Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 39 (1898).
  • Rhamnus prinoides var. obtusifolia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 39 (1898).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• L'Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. 1788. Sertum Anglicum, seu, Plantae rariores quae in hortis juxta Londinum: imprimis in horto regio Kewensi excoluntur, ab anno 1786 ad annum 1787 observatae. iv + 36 pp, 34 pl., Paris: Petri Francisci Didot. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Rhamnus prinoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Rhamnus prinoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Rhamnus prinoides. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Rhamnus prinoides. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhamnus prinoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: shiny-leaf buckthorn

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