Rhamnaceae

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Colubrina elliptica (Sw.) Brizicky & W.L.Stern

Colubrina elliptica (Sw.) Brizicky & W.L.Stern

Colubrina elliptica (Sw.) Brizicky & W.L.Stern

Colubrina elliptica, also called soldierwood and nakedwood, is a large Caribbean tree used in drinks and folk medicine.

Colubrina greggii S.Watson

Colubrina greggii S.Watson

Colubrina greggii S.Watson

Colubrina greggii is a flowering shrub or small tree native to northeastern Mexico and southern Texas, with greenish-yellow flowers and hard capsule fruits.

Discaria pubescens (Brongn.) Druce

Discaria pubescens (Brongn.) Druce

Discaria pubescens (Brongn.) Druce

Discaria pubescens is a Rhamnaceae flowering plant native to four eastern Australian states.

Retanilla trinervia (Miers ex Gillies & Hook.) Hook. & Arn.

Retanilla trinervia (Miers ex Gillies & Hook.) Hook. & Arn.

Retanilla trinervia (Miers ex Gillies & Hook.) Hook. & Arn.

Retanilla trinervia is a nitrogen-fixing dicot shrub or small tree in the Rhamnaceae family that grows in Chile.

Gouania lupuloides (L.) Urb.

Gouania lupuloides (L.) Urb.

Gouania lupuloides (L.) Urb.

Gouania lupuloides is a neotropical vine commonly used as chewstick and an ingredient in toothpaste and Jamaican ginger beer.

Ziziphus rugosa Lam.

Ziziphus rugosa Lam.

Ziziphus rugosa Lam.

Ziziphus rugosa Lam. is a wild fruit-bearing tree in the Rhamnaceae family native to parts of Asia.

Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.fil.) Wight & Arn.

Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.fil.) Wight & Arn.

Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.fil.) Wight & Arn.

Ziziphus nummularia is a thorny shrub native to parts of Asia and Africa, with many human uses from erosion control to food.

Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.

Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.

Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.

Ziziphus oenopolia is a thorny shrub with edible fruit and a wide range of traditional medicinal uses.

Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

Hovenia dulcis Thunb. is a deciduous tree with edible parts and many traditional and commercial uses.

Hovenia acerba Lindl.

Hovenia acerba Lindl.

Hovenia acerba Lindl.

Hovenia acerba is a flowering tree, native to Asia, grown for timber, food, medicine, and as a street tree.

Sarcomphalus mistol (Griseb.) Hauenschild

Sarcomphalus mistol (Griseb.) Hauenschild

Sarcomphalus mistol (Griseb.) Hauenschild

Sarcomphalus mistol (mistol) is a semi-deciduous spiny tree that produces edible fruit and useful tough wood.

Noltea africana (L.) Endl.

Noltea africana (L.) Endl.

Noltea africana (L.) Endl.

Noltea africana, the soap bush, is a 4m endemic South African tree whose foliage makes a soapy cleaning lather.

Pomaderris lanigera (Andrews) Sims

Pomaderris lanigera (Andrews) Sims

Pomaderris lanigera (Andrews) Sims

Pomaderris lanigera is a hairy yellow-flowered shrub found in eastern Australian coastal forest.

Pomaderris rugosa Cheeseman

Pomaderris rugosa Cheeseman

Pomaderris rugosa Cheeseman

Pomaderris rugosa is an endemic New Zealand shrub classified as Naturally Uncommon, growing in the upper North Island.

Pomaderris prunifolia A.Cunn. ex Fenzl

Pomaderris prunifolia A.Cunn. ex Fenzl

Pomaderris prunifolia A.Cunn. ex Fenzl

Pomaderris prunifolia is an uncommon Australian shrub with yellow flowers that grows in rocky, near-creek habitats.

Pomaderris paniculosa F.Muell. & Reissek

Pomaderris paniculosa F.Muell. & Reissek

Pomaderris paniculosa F.Muell. & Reissek

Pomaderris paniculosa is a flowering shrub found across southeastern Australia, with multiple recognized subspecies.

Pomaderris obcordata Fenzl

Pomaderris obcordata Fenzl

Pomaderris obcordata Fenzl

Pomaderris obcordata (wedge-leaved pomaderris) is a small flowering shrub found mostly in south-eastern South Australia.

Spyridium subochreatum Reissek

Spyridium subochreatum Reissek

Spyridium subochreatum Reissek

Spyridium subochreatum is a small Australian shrub that grows in mallee-heath on sand dunes, found across Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

Spyridium thymifolium Reissek

Spyridium thymifolium Reissek

Spyridium thymifolium Reissek

Spyridium thymifolium is a small woolly-haired shrub found in specific botanical regions of south-eastern South Australia, flowering from September to February.

Spyridium scortechinii (F.Muell.) K.R.Thiele

Spyridium scortechinii (F.Muell.) K.R.Thiele

Spyridium scortechinii (F.Muell.) K.R.Thiele

Spyridium scortechinii is a small Australian shrub with woolly-haired flowers, widespread from southeast Queensland to southern New South Wales.

Spyridium eriocephalum Fenzl

Spyridium eriocephalum Fenzl

Spyridium eriocephalum Fenzl

Spyridium eriocephalum Fenzl is a small Australian shrub that grows in mallee habitats across parts of southeastern Australia.

Frangula rubra (Greene) Grubov

Frangula rubra (Greene) Grubov

Frangula rubra (Greene) Grubov

Frangula rubra is a spreading shrub native to parts of California and Nevada, with inedible berries that may act as a laxative.

Frangula betulifolia (Greene) Grubov

Frangula betulifolia (Greene) Grubov

Frangula betulifolia (Greene) Grubov

Frangula betulifolia, the birchleaf buckthorn, is a North American native Rhamnaceae shrub or small tree with traditional medicinal uses.

Frangula azorica Grubov

Frangula azorica Grubov

Frangula azorica Grubov

Frangula azorica is a Rhamnaceae shrub or small tree endemic to the Azores, threatened by habitat loss.

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