Taxon:
Rhamnus alaternus L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:193. 1753
Comment:
the specific epithet is a noun in apposition and retains its own gender and termination irrespective of the gender of the generic name (Shenzhen ICN 23.5)
Verified:
08/31/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
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Common names
English
blow-fly-bush – Italian buckthorn – Mediterranean buckthorn – French
alaterne – Swedish
vintergetapel –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | Gran Canaria |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | n.w. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | Krym | s. |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | s. & Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | incl. Baleares |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
Native
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands (Gran Canaria)]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria (n.), Libya (n.w.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Israel, Turkey
Europe
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Ukraine [Krym (s.)]
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s. & Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage |
Environmental | ornamental | | Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds |
Weed | | | Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds |