Rhamnaceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 376. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (as "Rhamni") (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Chen, Y.-L. & Schirarend, C. (2007). Rhamnaceae. Flora of China 12: 115–355.
  • Johnston, M. C. & Johnston, L. V. (1978). Rhamnus. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 20. New York Botanical Garden, New York.
  • Johnston, M. C. (1972). Rhamnaceae. In: E. Milne-Redhead & R. M. Polhill (eds), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Crown Agents, London.
  • Medan, D. & Schirarend, C. (2004). Rhamnaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 6: 320–338. Spring-Verlag, Berlin.
  • Suessenguth, K. (1953). Rhamnaceae. In: A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 20d: 7–173. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin.

Trees of New Guinea

  • Chen, Y.-L. & Schirarend, C. (2007). Rhamnaceae. Fl. China 12: 115–355.
  • Hopkins, H.C.F., Pillon, Y., Stacy, E.A. & Kellermann, J. (2015). Jaffrea, a new genus of Rhamnaceae endemic to New Caledonia, with notes on Alphitonia and Emmnosperma. Kew Bull. 70: 42.
  • Medan, D. & Schirarend, C. (2004). Rhamnaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 6: 320–338. Spring-Verlag, Berlin.
  • Timothy Utteridge & Helen C.F. Hopkins (Alphitonia) (2022). Trees of New Guinea. Timothy M. A. Utteridge and Laura V. S. Jennings (Eds) Kew Publishing. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Bredenkamp, C. L. (2000). Rhamnaceae. In: O. A. Leistner (ed.), Seed Plants of Southern Africa: Families and Genera. Strelitzia 10. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. http://biodiversityadvisor.sanbi.org/wp-content/themes/bst/keys/e-Key-20160604/Families/F_Rhamnaceae.html
  • Chen, Y. L. & Schirarend, C. (2007). Rhamnaceae. In: Z. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds), Flora of China 12: 115–168. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Medan, D. & Schirarend, C. (2004). Rhamnaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, VI: 320–338. Springer Verlag, Berlin & Heidelberg.
  • Nesom, G. L., Schmidt, C. L. & Wilken, D. H. (2016). Rhamnaceae. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (eds), Flora of North America 12: 43. Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford.
  • Tutin, T. G. (1968). Rhamnaceae. In: T. G. Tutin, V. H. Heywood, N. A. Burges, D. M. Moore, D. H. Valentine, S. M. Walters & D. A. Webb (eds), Flora Europaea 2: 243–245. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge & New York.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2017 Stannard, B.L.; ; Harley, R.M.; Esteves, G.L.; Longhi-Wagner, H.M.; Arrais, M.G. [CFCR5909] Brazil K001078124 Lectotype Yes
Dec 19, 2005 Gaerlan; Reynoso [PPI 20316] Philippines K000271439 Yes
Dec 19, 2005 Garcia; Fernando [PPI 25152] Philippines K000271438 Yes
Walker, J.S.; Cahill, A.J. [Db184] Indonesia K001871654 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7502] India K001127415 Unknown Type Material Yes
Yii; Runi; et al. [S. 57300] Malaysia K001871571 No
Rico, L.; Siete participantes de la Excursión Congreso: Los [1975b] Dominican Republic K000478749 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4251] Burma K001038522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T. [1189] Bolivia K000295106 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4251] Burma K001038521 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; Malavasi, A.; Viscarra, J. [1243] Bolivia K000295265 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0