Taxon: Rhamnus alaternus L.

• the 2 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• blow-fly-bush   (Source: Kellermann, p.c.) – English
  
• Italian buckthorn   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• Mediterranean buckthorn   (Source: BSBI ) – English
  
• alaterne   (Source: J.-G. Fouché) – French
  
• vintergetapel   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Hortus 3; Zander ed13; Invasive Pl Spec)
  
• Weed   (fide Invasive Pl Spec)
  

More:

View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Macaronesia: Spain - Canary Islands [Gran Canaria]
  Northern Africa: Algeria [n.]; Libya [n.w.]; Morocco; Tunisia
• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Western Asia: Cyprus; Israel; Turkey
• EUROPE
  East Europe: Ukraine - Krym [s.]
  Southeastern Europe: Albania; Former Yugoslavia; Greece [incl. Crete]; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]
  Southwestern Europe: France [s. & Corsica]; Portugal; Spain [incl. Baleares]

• AUSTRALASIA
  Australia: Australia
  New Zealand: New Zealand

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976–. Flora of Libya.
• Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
• Cannon, J. & M. Cannon. 1994. Dye plants and dyeing. The Herbert Press & The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Fouché, J.-G. 1999. pers. comm. [re. French common names].
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres.
• Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
• Kellermann, J. 2011. Review of Rhamnaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Meikle, R. D. 1977–1985. Flora of Cyprus.
• Mouterde, P. 1966–. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
• Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962–1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
• Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966–. Flora of Iraq.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
• Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds.
• Willis, J. H. 1970–1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria.
• Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966–. Flora palaestina.
• Zohary, M. et al. 1980–. Conspectus florae orientalis.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Rhamnus alaternus.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Rhamnus alaternus.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Rhamnus alaternus.

Check other web resources for Rhamnus alaternus L.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Rhamnus alaternus cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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