Rhamnus alpina

Rhamnus alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rhamnaceae
Subfamlia: Rhamnoideae
Tribus: Rhamneae
Genus: Rhamnus
Species: Rhamnus alpina

Name

Rhamnus alpina L., Sp. Pl.: 193 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Alaternus alpinus (L.) Moench, Methodus: 344 (1794).
  • Atadinus alpinus (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 30 (1838).
  • Oreoherzogia alpina (L.) W.Vent, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 65: 64 (1962).
  • Rhamnus alpina f. genuina (Rouy) Rivas Mart., Anales Real Acad. Farm. 28: 387 (1963), not validly publ.
  • Rhamnus alpina var. genuina Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 4: 169 (1897), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Frangula latifolia Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.º 2 (1768).
  • Oreoherzogia alpina var. cordata (Timb.-Lagr.) W.Vent, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 65: 66 (1962).
  • Oreoherzogia alpina var. elongata W.Vent, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 65: 65 (1962).
  • Oreoherzogia alpina var. kabylica (Maire) W.Vent, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 65: 66 (1962).
  • Oreoherzogia alpina var. parvifolia W.Vent, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 65: 66 (1962).
  • Oreoherzogia alpina var. subrotunda (Rouy) W.Vent, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 65: 66 (1962).
  • Rhamnus alpina var. brevifolia Lange, Overs. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Forh. Medlemmers Arbeider 1893: 201 (1893).
  • Rhamnus alpina f. brevifolia (Lange) Rivas Mart., Anales Real Acad. Farm. 28: 387 (1963).
  • Rhamnus alpina f. cordata (Timb.-Lagr.) Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 215 (1900).
  • Rhamnus alpina var. cordata Timb.-Lagr., Rev. Bot. Bull. Mens. 10: 182 (1892).
  • Rhamnus alpina var. elongata W.Vent, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 65: 65 (1962).
  • Rhamnus alpina var. kabylica Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 17: 109 (1926).
  • Rhamnus alpina f. minutifolia Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 412 (1938).
  • Rhamnus alpina var. parvifolia Rouy, G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 4: 169 (1897).
  • Rhamnus alpina var. pumila Lange, Overs. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Forh. Medlemmers Arbeider 1893: 201 (1893), nom. illeg. nom. illeg..
  • Rhamnus alpina var. subrotunda Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 4: 169 (1897).
  • Rhamnus alpina f. subrotunda (Rouy) Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 215 (1900).
  • Rhamnus imeretia Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 525 (1892).
  • Rhamnus inermis Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 133 (1782), opus utique oppr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Middle Europe Switzerland. Southeastern Europe Italy. Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1968. Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. xxvii + 455 pp, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-06662-X. Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Rhamnus alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Rhamnus alpina. Published online. Accessed: 25 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Rhamnus alpina. Accessed: 25 Sep 2025. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Rhamnus alpina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 25. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• čeština: řešetlák alpský
• español: Pudio, Aliso bastardo
• français: nerprun des Alpes

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