Rhamnus alaternus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 193 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

California, Canary Is., Great Britain, Ireland, Krym, New Zealand North, Tasmania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Omar, S.; Sahira [34801] Iraq K004543979 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K004543977 Yes
Syngrassides, A.I. [1727] Cyprus K004543984 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4365] West Bank K004543972 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K004543976 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2816] Cyprus K004543988 Yes
[Mr Carwel] [[Y26]] West Bank K004543966 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [s.n.] Lebanon K000283535 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2117] Cyprus K004543986 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye K004543995 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [343] Cyprus K004543980 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [2755] Syria K004543992 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [415] Greece K004544000 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K004543978 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4832] West Bank K004543971 Yes
[Caiffa] [s.n.] Syria K004543994 Yes
[Fleischer] [s.n.] Türkiye K004543996 Yes
Wood, J.J. [122] Cyprus K004543982 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [630] Cyprus K004543983 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [415] Greece K004543998 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2880] Cyprus K004543987 Yes
Poore, M.E.D. [17] Cyprus K004543989 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye K004543997 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4568] West Bank K004543969 Yes
Poore, M.E.D. [17] Cyprus K004543985 Yes
Meyers, F. [3790] West Bank K004543967 Yes
[Bamas] [264] Syria K004543991 Yes
Davis, P.H. [3777] West Bank K004543970 Yes
Post, G.E. [s.n.] West Bank K004543968 Yes
Davis [1430] Greece K004543999 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3222] Israel K004543965 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Hanbury, D. [s.n.] Syria K004543993 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [874] Cyprus K004543981 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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
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