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Genus: Rhamnus Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Rosales > Family: Rhamnaceae
About 125 species worldwide (cosmopolitan); two species, Rhamnus prinoides
and Rhamnus staddo, are native southern Africa and a further three species are cultivated in the
region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Rhamnus alaternus (Italian
buckthorn)
Native to the Mediterranean. |
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Rhamnus californicus (California
buckthorn, Coffeeberry)
Native to California and Mexico. |
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Rhamnus cathartica (Common
buckthorn)
Native to Eurasia. |
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