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Rhamnus oleoides

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Species of plant

Rhamnus oleoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Rhamnus
Species: R. oleoides
Binomial name
Rhamnus oleoides
L.
Synonyms
  • Rhamnus lycioides subsp. oleoides (L.) Jahand. & Maire
  • Rhamnus lycioides var. oleoides (L.) Pau

Rhamnus oleoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae, native from the Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.

Taxonomy

Rhamnus oleoides was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762.

Subspecies

As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies:

  • Rhamnus oleoides subsp. assoana Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro
  • Rhamnus oleoides subsp. bourgaeana (Gand.) Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro, synonym Rhamnus bourgaeana Gand.
  • Rhamnus oleoides subsp. oleoides
  • Rhamnus oleoides subsp. rivasgodayana Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro

Distribution

Rhamnus oleoides is native to the Mediterranean basin (Algeria, the Balearic Islands, Crete, the East Aegean Islands, Egypt, France, Greece, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, and Tunisia) and eastwards to Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

  • Flowering branch Flowering branch
  • Flower Flower

References

  1. ^ "Rhamnus oleoides L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-10-30
  2. "Rhamnus oleoides L.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-10-30
  3. "Rhamnus oleoides subsp. bourgaeana (Gand.) Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-10-30
Taxon identifiers
Rhamnus oleoides


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