Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Rosales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Rhamnaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Frangula Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754)
 Description

Shrubs or small trees, not armed, mostly deciduous; indumentum of simple hairs or 0. Winter buds naked. Lvs alternate, mostly large, with caducous, subulate stipules. Fls small, axillary, in sessile or pedunculate fascicles or umbel-like cymes, rarely solitary, usually ☿, usually 5-merous. Calyx lobes triangular. Petals with narrow claw, ± hooded. Stamens ± included. Ovary 3-celled, free from disc; style 1; stigma 3-lobed. Fr. a drupe with 2–4 nutlet-like pyrenes. Seed smooth; germination hypogeal.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Frangula Mill.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Exotic: Casual1
Total2
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary, abridged. Vol. 1. Edition 4. London.