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Sageretia hamosa

Sageretia hamosa (Wall. ex Roxb.) Brongn.
Sageretia hamosa
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Sageretia hamosa is a shrub in the Rhamnaceae family, characterized by grey-brown or dark brown branchlets with hook-like thorns. It is native to regions including Assam, China (South-Central and Southeast), India, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tibet, and Vietnam. The species was first described in 1826.

Description

Sageretia hamosa is a shrub with distinctive thorn-studded branchlets. It is distributed across several regions in Asia, including China's Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, SE Xizang (Chayu), S Yunnan (Mengla), and Zhejiang. It also occurs in India, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. The species is part of the Rhamnaceae family and was formally described in 1826 under the authorship (Wall. ex Roxb.) Brongn.

Distribution

Assam · China South-Central · China Southeast · India · Lesser Sunda Is. · Myanmar · Nepal · Philippines · Sri Lanka · Tibet · Vietnam

Synonyms

Sageretia ramosaBerchemia affinisSageretia hamosa var. hamosaZiziphus hamosaRhamnus affinisSageretia affinis

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