| Accepted name: |
Frangula alnus Miller |
| Synonym(s): |
-Rhamnus frangula var. angustifolia Loud.
-Rhamnus frangula L.
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| English names: |
Glossy Buckthorn
Glossy Buckthorn
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| French names: |
Nerprun bourdaine
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rhamnales
Family: Rhamnaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WFRAAL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The wood was used for the production of gun powder (excellent charcoal). Also an important medicinal plant (Cortex Frangulae)(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
