West Indian buckthorn

Common names

Synonyms

• Ceanothus sphaerocarpus DC.
• Frangula atagualpae Grubov
• Frangula boliviana (Rusby) Grubov
• Frangula nervosa Grubov
• Frangula peruviana Grubov
• Frangula polymorpha var. glabra Reissek
• Frangula polymorpha var. latifolia Chodat & Hassl.
• Frangula polymorpha var. polymorpha
• Frangula polymorpha var. pubescens Reissek
• Frangula polymorpha var. tomentosa Reissek
• Frangula sphaerocarpa (DC.) Griseb.
• Rhamnus boliviana Rusby
• Rhamnus jelskii Zahlbr.
• Rhamnus jelskii Szyszył.
• Rhamnus polymorpha Weberb.
• Rhamnus polymorpha var. glabra (Reissek ex Mart.) Loefgr.
• Rhamnus pubescens (Ruiz & Pav.) Triana & Planch.
• Rhamnus pubescens var. glabrescens Kuntze
• Rhamnus pubescens var. grandifolia Perkins
• Rhamnus sectipetala Mart.
• Rhamnus sphaerosperma Sw.

Characteristics

Growth habit

Shrub, Tree

Lifespan

Perennial

In the US and Canada

Puerto Rico: native

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