Rhamnus glandulosa
| Rhamnus glandulosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Rhamnus |
| Species: | R. glandulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhamnus glandulosa Aiton | |
Rhamnus glandulosa is an unresolved species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family.[1] It is found in Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is a tree that reaches 10 meters in height, with a gray trunk and leathery evergreen leaves sawn, with small glands in the axils of the veins.
The flowers are yellow-green, arranged in clusters, and the fruit is a globose drupe, purple-black when ripe.
It is an endemic species of Madeira and the Canary Islands, characteristic of the laurel forest.
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: Rhamnus". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2013.
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- Bañares, A. et al. 1998. Rhamnus glandulosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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