Common name
English: Italian buckthorn
German: Immergrüner Kreuzdorn
Portuguese: Aderno-bravo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Rhamnales (26)
Family: Rhamnaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Rhamnus (4)
Epithet: alaternus L. (1)
Synonym: Alaternus glabra Mill.
alaternus => probably of Etruscan origin, in lat. used for Rhamnus alaternus
glabra => without hair, smooth, bald, bare
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: green, yellow
External links
Check for Rhamnus alaternus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [826] Rhamnus alaternus - Plants For A Future database
- [904] Rhamnus alaternus - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)