Botanical Family · Rosales
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
18 speciesOrder Rosales8+ well-known plants
The Rhamnaceae family (Buckthorn Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Rosales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 18 species across 6 genera. Members range from lianas to climbing shrubs. Well-represented genera include Ziziphus, Ventilago and Gouania. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Tiny-Fruit Chawstick, Umbrella Tree and Cat Thorn.
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Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementVariable
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Tiny-Fruit ChawstickGouania microcarpaUmbrella TreeMaesopsis eminiiCat ThornScutia myrtinaToothed-Leaf Red CreeperVentilago denticulataRed CreeperVentilago maderaspatanaJujubeZiziphus jujubaCommon Jujube, Indian Jujube, Jujube Tree, Chinese DateZiziphus mauritianaCommon Jujube, Indian Jujube, Jujube Tree, Chinese DateZiziphus mauritiana var. fruticosa
All 18 species in RHAMNACEAE
- Tiny-Fruit ChawstickGouania microcarpa
- Umbrella TreeMaesopsis eminii
- Cat ThornScutia myrtina
- Toothed-Leaf Red CreeperVentilago denticulata
- Red CreeperVentilago maderaspatana
- JujubeZiziphus jujuba
- Common Jujube, Indian Jujube, Jujube Tree, Chinese DateZiziphus mauritiana
- Common Jujube, Indian Jujube, Jujube Tree, Chinese DateZiziphus mauritiana var. fruticosa
- Wild JujubeZiziphus nummularia
- Jackal Jujube, Indian PlumZiziphus oenoplia
- Jackal JujubeZiziphus oenopolia
- Wrinkled JujubeZiziphus rugosa
- Woody-Fruit JujubeZiziphus xylopyrus
- Sageretia filiformis
- Ventilago bombaiensis
- Ventilago goughii
- Ziziphus glaberrima
- Ziziphus glabrata
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