Rhamnus sphaerosperma var. pubescens

Family: Rhamnaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-8 m tall. The plant is softly hairy with rusty coloured hairs. The leave are 4-14 cm long and 3-6 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. There are up to 9 fruit in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 5-7 mm across. They are dark red.

There are over 100 Rhamnus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in forest or on open sunny hillsides It is usually between 800-2,700 m altitude. In Argentina it grows below 1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Ceanothus pubescens Ruiz & Pavon; Colubrina "?"pubescens (Ruiz & Pavon) G. Don; Frangula chrysophylla Reissek, Martius; Frangula polymorpha Reissek, Mart. Frangula polymorpha Reissek var pubescens Reissek; Frangula polymorpha var tomentosa Reissek; Rhamnus sectipetala Martius ex Reissek; Rhamnus pubescens (Ruiz & Pavon) Triana & Planchon; Rhamnus pubescens var chrysophylla (Reissek) O. Kuntze; Rhamnus pubescens var glabrescens 0. Kuntze; Rhamnus boliviana Rusby; Rhamnus jelskii Szyszylowicz; Rhamnus chrysophylla (Reissek) Weberbauer; Rhamnus polymorpha (Reissel) Weberbauer; Rhamnus polymorpha var glabra (Reissek) Reissek; ?Rhamnus polymorpha f sylvatica Loefgren ex Dusen; Frangula polymorpha var latifolia Chodat & Hassler; Rhamnus citribolia Rusby; Rhamnus pubescens var grandifolia Perkins; Frangula pubescens (Ruiz & Pavon) Grubov; Frangula boliviana (Rusby) Grubov; Frangula citrifolia (Rusby) Grubov; Frangula nervosa Grubov; Frangula peruviana Grubov; Frangula peruviana Grubov;