Rhamnaceae

Frangula Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is New World, NW. Africa, Temp. Eurasia to Indo-China.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Guyana

Native to:

Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Extinct in:

Madeira

Introduced into:

Canary Is., Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Uzbekistan, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Rhamnus.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A. K. Costa Rica K001581787 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A. K. [8046] Costa Rica K001581796 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A. K. [9913] Costa Rica K001581785 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A. K. [9932] Costa Rica K001581784 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A. K. [9918] Costa Rica K001581786 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A. K. [8099] Costa Rica K001581788 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0