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Sageretia
Sign in to saveSageretia (mock buckthorn or sageretia) is a genus of about 35 species of shrubs and small trees in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia and northeast Africa. They have small green leaves 1.5–4 cm long, and a leathery multicoloured trunk. The flowers are small and inconspicuous; the fruit is a small edible drupe 1 cm diameter.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRhamnaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 150
- With media
- 106
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Collections
- USNM, IBUNAM, USF, MEL, MICH, NY
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Honduras, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Rhamnaceae
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- Sageretia theezans.jpg
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- 雀梅藤属
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Sageretia (mock buckthorn or sageretia) is a genus of about 35 species of shrubs and small trees in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia and northeast Africa. They have small green leaves 1.5–4 cm long, and a leathery multicoloured trunk. The flowers are small and inconspicuous; the fruit is a small edible drupe 1 cm diameter.
The genus is named after the French botanist Augustin Sageret. Selected species Sageretia brandrethiana Sageretia camellifolia Sageretia filiformis Sageretia gracilis Sageretia hamosa Sageretia henryi Sageretia horrida Sageretia laxiflora Sageretia lucida Sageretia melliana Sageretia omeiensis Sageretia paucicostata Sageretia pycnophylla Sageretia randaiensis Sageretia rugosa Sageretia subcaudata Sageretia theezans
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