The Parent order is - Rhamnales
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Woody Family Rhamnaceae

Data on a chosen woody family known under an order

Common Names - Buckthorn FamilySynonyms -
Authority - Juss.Total Number of genera - 58
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - AngiospermTotal Number of species - 900
Plant forms - Trees, Shrubs, some lianes
World Distribution - Cosmopolitan esp. in tropical and warm climates. Worldwide distribution, but are more common in the subtropical and tropical regions
Comments - Trees & Shrubs, sometimes lianoide. The wood of Rhamnus was also the most favoured species to make charcoal for use in gunpowder


Woody Genera of Rhamnaceae

Each link leads to more information on the chosen botanical families

1 - Acanthophoenix.
2 - Alphitonia.
3 - Berchemia.
4 - Berchemiella.
5 - Ceanothus.
6 - Colletia.
7 - Colubrina.
8 - Condalia.
9 - Cormonema.
10 - Discaria.
11 - Emmonosperma.
12 - Frangula.
13 - Gouania.
14 - Harrisonia.
15 - Helinus.
16 - Hovenia.
17 - Karwinskia.
18 - Krugiodendron.
19 - Lasiodiscus.
20 - Maesopis.
21 - Paliurus.
22 - Phyllogeiton.
23 - Phylogeiton.
24 - Pomaderris.
25 - Reynosia.
26 - Rhamnella.
27 - Rhamnidium.
28 - Rhamnus.
29 - Sageretia.
30 - Sarcomphalus.
31 - Scutia.
32 - Ventilago.
33 - Zizyphus = Ziziphus.



End of Listing Woody Families of Rhamnaceae