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Taxon

Rhamnus lycioides L.

Protologue Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 279. 1762 [Sep 1762]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
All2subsp. oleoides1
Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 163.jpg

Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 163.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 157.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 007.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 164.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 159.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 160.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 158.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 162.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 156.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 006.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 154.jpg

Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 154.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 155.jpg

Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 155.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 161.jpg

Rhamnus lycioides ssp. oleoides--Crete. Samaria Gorge. 27 May 05. 161.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 336 (4).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 336 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 336 (2).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 336 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 336 (6).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 336 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 423 (1).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 423 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 336 (3).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 336 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 336 (1).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 336 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 336 (5).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 336 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 336 (7).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 336 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata.  16 Apr 04. 423 (2).jpg

Rhamnus lycioides--Cabo de Gata. 16 Apr 04. 423 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Algeria, Baleares, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Türkiye; presence uncertain in Tunisia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Rhamnus lycioides

subsp. oleoides

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 27, 2005

Identified as

Rhamnus lycioides subsp. oleoides

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Sfakia)

35.296278, 23.963472

Location Remarks

Samaria National Park. Samaria Gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 16, 2004

Location

Spain, Andalusia, Almeria (Almería)

36.868611, -2.387222

Location Remarks

Valle de Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata Parque. Near Playa de Playazo. Sendero a Las Negras.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rhamnaceae

Genus

Rhamnus

Specific Epithet

lycioides

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#239,239 of 335,497

Top 72%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →