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Rhamnaceae (buckthorn)

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Rhamnaceae Jussieu
1919Rhamnaceae Knowlton
1941Rhamnaceae MacGinitie
1961Rhamnaceae Chandler p. 102
1963Rhamnaceae Chandler p. 100
1993Rhamnaceae McIver and Basinger
2000Rhamnaceae Mabberley
2008Rhamnaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Rhamnaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16
2020Rhamnaceae Zhou et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyRhamnaceaeJussieu 1789
familyRhamnaceaeJussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Rhamnaceae Jussieu 1789 [buckthorn]
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G. Alphitonia Reissek and Endlicher 1840
G. †Archaeopaliurus Correa et al. 2010
G. Berchemia Necker and de Candolle 1825
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†Berchemia balugoloaensis Lakhanpal 1967
Berchemia floribunda Wallich 1826
†Berchemia mellerae Collinson et al. 2012
†Berchemia multinervis Heer 1868
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Invalid names: Berchemia parvifolia Lesquereux 1868 [synonym]
†Berchemia nepalensis Prasad and Dwivedi 2008
Berchemia polyphylla Wallich 1875
†Berchemia priscaformis Berry 1916
†Berchemia siwalica Tripathi et al. 2002
G. †Berchemiopsis MacGinitie 1969
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†Berchemiopsis paucidentata MacGinitie 1969
G. †Berhamniphyllum Jones and Dilcher 1980
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†Berhamniphyllum claibornense Jones and Dilcher 1980
†Berhamniphyllum junrongiae Zhou et al. 2020
†Berhamniphyllum miofloribundum Hu and Chaney 1940
G. Ceanothus Linnaeus 1753 [ceanothus]
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Ceanothus americanus Linnaeus 1753
†Ceanothus constrictus Hollick 1906
†Ceanothus cretaceus Dawson 1882
†Ceanothus precrassifolius Axelrod 1939
†Ceanothus precuneatus Axelrod 1939
G. Colubrina Linné 1760
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Colubrina lanceolata Axelrod 1939
G. Condalia Cavanilles 1799
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†Condalia mohavensis Axelrod 1939
G. Emmenosperma Mueller 1862
G. †Eorhamnidium Berry 1919
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†Eorhamnidium cretaceum Berry 1919
†Eorhamnidium platyphylloides Lesquereux 1891
G. †Helobiaephyllum Rueffle 1963
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†Helobiaephyllum undulatum Ettingshausen 1877
G. Hovenia Thunberg 1781
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†Hovenia palaeodulcis Suzuki 1982
G. †Hoveniphyllum Nathorst 1888
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†Hoveniphyllum thunbergi Nathorst 1888
G. Karwinskia Zuccarini 1832
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†Karwinskia californica Axelrod 1939
G. Lasiodiscus Hooker
G. †Nothiantha Jud et al. 2017
G. †Notiantha Jud et al. 2017
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†Notiantha grandensis Jud et al. 2017
G. †Paliurites Langeron 1902
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†Paliurites martyi Langeron 1902
G. Paliurus Miller 1768
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†Paliurus affinis Heer 1892
†Paliurus anceps Lesquereux 1891
†Paliurus angustus Berry 1916
†Paliurus clarnensis Burge and Manchester 2008
†Paliurus colombi Heer 1868
†Paliurus coloradensis Lesquereux 1888
†Paliurus cretaceus Lesquereux 1891
†Paliurus favonii Unger 1847
†Paliurus florissanti Lesquereux 1873
†Paliurus haydeni Cockerell 1908
†Paliurus integrifolius Hollick 1894
†Paliurus minimus Knowlton 1899
†Paliurus montanus Dawson 1885
†Paliurus neillii Dawson 1893
†Paliurus obovatus Lesquereux 1891
†Paliurus ovalis Dawson 1885
†Paliurus pealei Ward 1885
†Paliurus pinsonensis Berry 1916
†Paliurus populiferus Berry 1906
†Paliurus pulcherrimus Ward 1885
†Paliurus upatoiensis Berry 1914
†Paliurus zizyphoides Lesquereux 1878
Tr. Phyliceae Reissek 1840
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G. †Eophylica Shi et al. 2022
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†Eophylica priscastellata Shi et al. 2022
G. Phylica Linnaeus 1753
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†Phylica piloburmensis Shi et al. 2022
G. Pomaderris Labillardière 1805
G. †Pomaderrites Ettingshausen 1883
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†Pomaderrites banksii Ettingshausen 1883
G. †Protolotus Saporta 1865
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†Protolotus raincourtii Saporta 1865
G. Reynosia Grisebach 1866
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†Reynosia praenuntia Berry 1916
†Reynosia texana Penhallow 1907
†Reynosia wilcoxiana Berry 1916
G. †Rhamnacinium Felix 1894
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†Rhamnacinium affine Felix 1894
†Rhamnacinium porcupinianum Penhallow 1903
†Rhamnacinium radiatum Felix 1896
†Rhamnacinium texanum Penhallow 1907
†Rhamnacinium triseriatum Penhallow 1903
G. †Rhamneaepites Biswas 1962
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†Rhamneaepites minuta Biswas 1962
G. Rhamnella Miquel
G. †Rhamnidium Reissek
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†Rhamnidium chaneyi Potbury 1935
G. †Rhamnites Forbes 1851
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†Rhamnites apiculatus Lesquereux 1891
†Rhamnites cleburnii McIver and Basinger 1993
†Rhamnites concinnus Newberry 1868
†Rhamnites minor Hollick 1895
†Rhamnites mudgei Campbell 1961
†Rhamnites multinervatus Forbes 1851
G. †Rhamnospermum Chandler 1925
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†Rhamnospermum bilobatum Chandler 1925
G. †Rhamnoxylon Chitaley and Kate 1972
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†Rhamnoxylon intertrappea Chitaley and Kate 1972
G. Rhamnus Linnaeus 1753 [buckthorn]
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Subg. Rhamnus (Frangula) Miller
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†Frangula hordwellensis Chandler 1961
†Rhamnus acuta Heer 1882
†Rhamnus alaternoides Heer 1859
†Rhamnus belmontensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Rhamnus elegans Newberry 1868 [replaced]
Rhamnus californica Eschscholtz 1849
†Rhamnus calyptus MacGinitie 1941
†Rhamnus cleburni Lesquereux 1872
†Rhamnus coushatta Berry 1916
†Rhamnus crenatulus Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Rhamnus crenatus Lesquereux 1888 [replaced]
Rhamnus crenatus Sieboldt and Zuccarini 1843
†Rhamnus dechenii Weber 1852
†Rhamnus deformatus Lesquereux 1883
†Rhamnus deletus Heer 1871
Rhamnus elegans Humboldt et al. 1825
†Rhamnus eoligniticus Berry 1916
†Rhamnus eorectinervis Knowlton 1919
†Rhamnus eridani Unger 1850
†Rhamnus fischeri Lesquereux 1871
†Rhamnus florissantensis Cockerell 1908
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Invalid names: Rhamnus oleaefolius Lesquereux 1883 [replaced]
†Rhamnus gaudini Heer 1859
†Rhamnus goldianus Lesquereux 1872
Rhamnus hemsleyana Schneider 1908
†Rhamnus inaequilateralis Lesquereux 1892
Rhamnus intermedius Steudel and Hochstetter 1827
†Rhamnus kansensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Rhamnus prunifolius Lesquereux 1883 [replaced]
†Rhamnus kirchneri Cockerell 1906
†Rhamnus lesquereuxi Berry 1918
†Rhamnus marginatus Lesquereux 1860
†Rhamnus meriani Heer 1873
†Rhamnus mudgei Lesquereux 1891
†Rhamnus newberryi Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Rhamnus parvifolius Newberry 1882 [replaced]
†Rhamnus novaecaesareae Berry 1903
†Rhamnus obovatus Lesquereux 1868
Rhamnus parvifolia Bunge 1835
†Rhamnus plenus MacGinitie 1937
†Rhamnus precalifornica Axelrod 1939
Rhamnus prunifolius Sieber 1841
Rhamnus purshiana De Candolle 1860
†Rhamnus puryearensis Berry 1916
†Rhamnus quilchensis Penhallow 1908
†Rhamnus revoluta Lesquereux 1891
†Rhamnus salicifolius Lesquereux 1868
†Rhamnus similis Lesquereux 1891
†Rhamnus tenax Lesquereux 1868
Rhamnus utilis Decaisne 1857
Rhamnus virgata Roxburgh 1824
†Rhamnus washakiensis Cockerell 1908
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Invalid names: Rhamnus intermedius Lesquereux 1871 [replaced]
†Rhamnus williardi Knowlton 1916
†Rhamnus woottonensis Knowlton 1918
G. †Suessenia Jud et al. 2017
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†Suessenia grandensis Jud et al. 2017
G. Ventilago Gaertner 1788
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†Ventilago miocalyculata Prasad et al. 2017
†Ventilago ovatus Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
†Ventilago tistaensis Antal and Prasad 1997
G. Ziziphus Miller 1758
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†Ziziphus champarensis Lakhanpal and Awasthi 1984
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Invalid names: Zizyphus eocenus Upadhaye and Patil 1979 [synonym]
†Ziziphus palaeoapetala Antal and Prasad 1997
†Ziziphus rugosa Prasad 1994
†Ziziphus siwalicus Konomatsu and Awasthi 1996
G. †Zizyphoxylon Trivedi and Srivastava 1982
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†Zizyphoxylon mandlaensis Trivedi and Srivastava 1982
G. Zizyphus Miller 1758
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†Zizyphus beckwithii Lesquereux 1883
†Zizyphus californicus Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Zizyphus microphyllus Lesquereux 1878 [replaced]
†Zizyphus chubutensis Berry 1937
†Zizyphus cinnamomoides Lesquereux 1871
†Zizyphus dakotensis Lesquereux 1891
†Zizyphus distortus Lesquereux 1873
†Zizyphus elegans Hollick 1894
†Zizyphus falcatus Berry 1916
†Zizyphus fibrillosus Lesquereux 1872
†Zizyphus indicus Singh and Prakash 1980
†Zizyphus intertrappea Chitaley et al. 1970
†Zizyphus kathgodamensis Prasad 1994
†Zizyphus lamarensis Berry 1912
†Zizyphus laurifolius Berry 1914
†Zizyphus lesquereuxii Knowlton 1898
†Zizyphus lewisiana Hollick 1894
†Zizyphus longifolia Newberry 1882
†Zizyphus meekii Lesquereux 1872
†Zizyphus meigsii Lesquereux 1869
†Zizyphus miocenicus Prasad 1994
†Zizyphus oblongus Hollick 1906
†Zizyphus obtusa Kirchner 1898
†Zizyphus paliurifolius Knowlton 1918
†Zizyphus piperoides Lesquereux 1878
†Zizyphus serrulatus Ward 1885
†Zizyphus siwalicus Lakhanpal 1965
†Zizyphus townsendi Knowlton 1894
Invalid names: Zizyphus ambabagholiense Gayakwad 1986 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available