Rhamnus glandulosa
Rhamnus glandulosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Genus: | Rhamnus |
Species: | R. glandulosa
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Binomial name | |
Rhamnus glandulosa | |
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Rhamnus glandulosa is a species of
Description
Rhamnus glandulosa is a small tree usually 5 to 8 metres (16 to 26 ft) but can grow up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall in a good condition
Laurisilva forest.[4]
It has 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.[citation needed]
Distribution
It is an
laurel forest. It is an uncommon tree in Madeira and on the Canaries (where it's listed as Vulnerable) it is only present on Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and Gran Canaria
and only commonly seen in Tenerife.
On Madeira, it occurs on mid to high altitudes, especially next to rivers, in the Canaries, it is restricted to Laurisilva forests.[4]
On Madeira it is threatened by invasive species, changing fire regimes in the forest, and increasing intensity of the fires.[4]
Gallery
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Flower and unripe fruit
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Ripe fruit
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhamnus glandulosa.
- . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Species details : Rhamnus glandulosa Ait". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "The Plant List: Rhamnus". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Rhamnus glandulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 30 November 2020.