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
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Assam, Belize, Bolivia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhamnaceae
- Image
- Sageretia theezans.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- P105
- genus
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
2 sectionsContents
- Cultivation and uses
- References
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