Rhamnus oleoides
| Olive Buckthorn | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Rhamnus |
| Species: | R. oleoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhamnus oleoides | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhamnus oleoides, known as the olive buckthorn, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae, native from the Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.[1]
Taxonomy
Rhamnus oleoides was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762.[2]
Subspecies
As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies:[1]
- Rhamnus oleoides subsp. assoana Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro – Spain
- Rhamnus oleoides subsp. bourgaeana (Gand.) Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro (synonym Rhamnus bourgaeana Gand.)[3] – Balearic Islands
- Rhamnus oleoides subsp. oleoides – Mediterranean to Iran and Saudi Arabia
- Rhamnus oleoides subsp. rivasgodayana Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro – eastern and southeastern Spain
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.[1]
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Flowering branch
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Flower
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rhamnus oleoides L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-10-30
- ^ "Rhamnus oleoides L.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-10-30
- ^ "Rhamnus oleoides subsp. bourgaeana (Gand.) Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-10-30