Taxonomy fact sheet: Rhamnus cathartica  L. Accepted name

Nomenclature

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae Browse at kingdom-level
Order Rhamnales Browse at order-level
Family Rhamnaceae Juss. Browse at family-level
Genus Rhamnus L. Browse at genus-level
Section Rhamnus Browse at section-level
Species Rhamnus cathartica L. Browse at species-level
Subspecies
Variety
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Strain

Binomial synonyms

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Common names

Common name Language
Common buckthorn English
Purging buckthorn
Orapaatsama Finnish
Nerprun purgatif French
Purgierkreuzdorn German
Espino cerval Spanish

Genealogy

Genetics

Chromosome pairs No chromosome pair counts stored.
Parentage background No parentage background information stored.
Ploidy level No ploidy level information stored.
Species identifier DNA No species identifier DNA information stored.

Subspecies

No known subspecies for this entry in the database.


Distribution

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Macromorphology

No macroscopic morphology entries for this entry in the database.

Chemicals

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Images

Rhamnus cathartica
Rhamnus cathartica

Color swatches

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References

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  4. G. Cuoco, C. Mathe, and C. Vieillescazes, "Liquid chromatographic analysis of flavonol compounds in green fruits of three Rhamnus species used in Stil de grain.," Microchemical Journal , vol. 115 , pp. 130–137 , DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2014.03.006 .
  5. D. Cardon, Natural dyes. Sources, tradition, technology and science.. Archetype Publications Ltd, 2007
  6. B. Mossberg, and L. Stenberg, Suuri pohjolan kasvio. Suom. Vuokko, Seppo & Väre, Henry.. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, 2005