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Rhamnaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Rhamnaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Buckthorn Family.

Key to Rhamnaceae

A family of about 50-52 genera and 900-950 species, mostly trees, shrubs, and lianas, cosmopolitan in distribution but concentrated in tropical and subtropical areas. The tribal classification used in the key is that of Richardson et al. (2000b).

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References: Brizicky (1964a); Medan & Schirarend In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Nesom (2016b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Richardson et al. (2000a); Richardson et al. (2000b). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Rhamnaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Frangula
image #2 of Rhamnaceae© Alan Cressler: berchemia scandens, montezuma bluffs natural area, macon county, georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Berchemia source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Rhamnaceae© Derek, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Derek | Rhamnus source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Rhamnaceae© Alan Weakley | Ceanothus americanus var. americanus source
image #5 of Rhamnaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Berchemia | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Rhamnaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Karwinskia humboldtiana | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Rhamnaceae© Andrew Conboy, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andrew Conboy | Hovenia source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #8 of Rhamnaceae© Aidan Campos | Pseudoziziphus celata source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Rhamnaceae© Erik Danielson | Endotropis alnifolia source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Rhamnaceae© Alan Cressler: Frangula caroliniana (Rhamnus caroliniana), Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge, Jackson County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler | Frangula source
image #11 of Rhamnaceae© Erik Danielson | Frangula source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Rhamnaceae© Hill Craddock, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Hill Craddock | Hovenia source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #14 of Rhamnaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Rhamnus | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Rhamnaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Condalia | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Rhamnaceae© Scott Ward | Pseudoziziphus celata | Original Image ⭷
image #17 of Rhamnaceae© Alan Cressler: Ceanothus microphyllus, Apalachicola National Forest, Liberty County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Ceanothus source | Original Image ⭷
image #18 of Rhamnaceae© Aidan Campos | Pseudoziziphus celata source | Original Image ⭷
image #20 of Rhamnaceae© Keith Bradley | Reynosia | Original Image ⭷
image #21 of Rhamnaceae© Keith Bradley | Sageretia | Original Image ⭷
image #22 of Rhamnaceae© Scott Ward | Pseudoziziphus celata | Original Image ⭷
image #23 of Rhamnaceae© Daniel Cahen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel Cahen | Colubrina arborescens source | Original Image ⭷

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