Rhamnaceae

145 species

Woody plant family including buckthorn and jujube; produces edible fruits and medicinal compounds.

Alphitonia excelsa

Soap tree, Red Ash, Red Almond, Leather jacket

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Ampelozizyphus sp.

Berchemia discolor

Bird plum, Brown ivory, Mountain date

Edible: Fruit, Gum, Leaves

Berchemia flavescens - (Wall. ex Roxb.)Brongn.

Berchemia floribunda

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Leaves - tea

Berchemia hirtella

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea

Berchemia lineata

Smooth supple-jack

Berchemia racemosa

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Berchemia sinica

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Berchemia zeyheri

Pink ivory, Red ivory

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey tea, Red root, Jersey-tea ceanothus, Mountainsweet, Wild snowball

Edible: Leaves - tea

Ceanothus cuneatus

Edible: Seeds, Leaves - tea, Flowers - tea

Ceanothus fendleri

Fendler's ceanothus

Edible: Seeds, Bark, Fruit, Leaves - tea

Ceanothus herbaceus

Red root, Inland Ceanothus, Smaller red-root, Jersey tea

Edible: Leaves - tea

Ceanothus integerrimus

Ceanothus ovatus - (Desf.)

Smaller Red-Root

Ceanothus prostratus

Ceanothus sanguineus

Oregon Tea Tree, Redstem ceanothus

Ceanothus velutinus

Sticky laurel, Tobacco bush, Snowbush

Edible: Leaves - tea

Colubrina arborescens

Coffee colubrina

Edible: Bark - drink

Colubrina asiatica

Beach berry bush, Asian Colubrina

Colubrina elliptica

Smooth snakebark

Edible: Bark - drink, Leaves - drink

Colubrina greggii

Sierran nakedwood

Colubrina greggii var. yucatanensis

Colubrina longipes

Colubrina texensis

Edible: Fruit - drink

Condalia brandegeei

Condalia correllii

Corell's snakewood

Condalia globosa

Bitter Condalia

Condalia hookeri

Bluewood, Capul negro, Brasil

Condalia mexicana

Condalia obovata

Blue-wood, Taxan logwood

Condalia spathulata

Knifeleaf condalia, Knifeleaf snakewood

Condalia velutina

Condalia warnockii

Alder buckthorn

Edible: Fruit, Bark - drink, Caution

Frangula californica

Frangula californica subsp. californica

California buckthorn

Frangula caroliniana

Indian cherry, Carolina Buckthorn, Redberry, Yellowwood, Yellow buckthorn

Frangula purshiana

Cascara, California Buckthorn, Cascara buckthorn, Bearberry

Edible: Fruit, Bark - flavouring, Caution

Frangula rubra subsp. rubra

Frangula sphaerosperma

Gouania longispicata

Gouania lupuloides

Toothbrush tree

Edible: Stems, Bark - stimulant, Fruit

Gouania polygama

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Helinus integrifolius

Japanese raisin tree

Edible: Fruit stalk, Flower bud

Japanese Raisin Tree

Krugiodendron ferreum

Leadwood, Black ironwood, Acero

Paliurus spina-christi

Christ's thorn, Jerusalem thorn

Edible: Fruit, Tea

Guam, Guamaberry, Urban

Edible: Fruit - drink

Reynosia septentrionalis

Darling Plum, Red ironwood

Reynosia uncinata

Cascarroya, Chicharron, Sloe

Rhamnella franguloides

Rhamnella gilgitica

Rhamnella vitiensis

Rhamnidium elaeocarpum

Rhamnus carolinianus

Indian Cherry, Oak, Carolina Buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

Holly-leaf Buckthorn, Spiny red berry

Rhamnus croceus

Rhamnus dahurica

Dahurian Buckthorn

Edible: Leaves, Oil

Rhamnus davurica

Dahurian buckthorn, Dahursk buckthorn, Chinese buckthorn

Rhamnus elaeocarpum

Rhamnus gilgiana

Rhamnus globosa

Edible: Caution, Colouring

Rhamnus grandiflora

Rhamnus granulosa

Granulate buckthorn

Rhamnus humboldtiana

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Rhamnus japonica

Japanese Buckthorn

Rhamnus leptophylla

Rhamnus leptophyllus

Rhamnus napalensis

Rhamnus nepalensis - (Wall.)Lawson.

Rhamnus oleoides

Olive-leaved Buckthorn

Rhamnus oleoides subsp. graecus

Rhamnus pentapomica

Rhamnus persica

Rhamnus persicus

Rhamnus prinoides

Shiny leaf, South African dogwood

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Root, Stem

Rhamnus purshiana

Cascara Sagrada

Rhamnus rosthornii

Rhamnus sphaerosperma var. pubescens

Rhamnus triquetra

Rhamnus virgata

Buckthorn, Indian buckthorn

Rhamnus virgatus

Sageretia brandrethiana

Sageretia elegans

Sageretia filiformis

Sageretia pycnophylla

Millet thorn, Sweet plum

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves - tea

Sarcomphalus mistol

Dry-my-throat, Cat thorn

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Roots

Ventilago denticulata

Edible: Seeds - oil, Seeds, Root

Ventilago maderaspatana

Red ventilago creeper

Edible: Seeds, Roots

Ventilago viminalis

Supplejack, Suplejack, Medicine bark, Vine tree

Ziziphus abyssinica

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves

Ziziphus agrestis

Chinese date, Jujube

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Ziziphus apetala

Ziziphus calophylla

Ziziphus celata

Ziziphus cinnamomum

Cinnamon jujube

Ziziphus cyclocardia

Zenezuela jujube

Ziziphus funiculosa

Ziziphus glabrata

Ziziphus guatemalensis

Guatemala jujube

Ziziphus hajarensis

Ziziphus havilandii

Ziziphus joazeiro

Jujube, Joazeiro

Ziziphus jujuba

Chinese Date, Chinese jujube

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - oil

Ziziphus jujuba var. inermis

Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa

Ziziphus kunstleri

Ziziphus leucodermis

Ziziphus linnaei

Jujube lotus, Lotus fruit

Ziziphus lycioides

Ziziphus mauritiana

Jujube tree, Indian Jujube

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds

Ziziphus mistol

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Ziziphus mucronata

Buffalo thorn, Cape thorn

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - coffee, Leaves

Ziziphus mucronata subsp. rhodesica

Ziziphus nummularia

Ziziphus oblongifolia

Oblong leaf jujube

Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

Ziziphus oenopolia

Wine Jujuba, Small-fruited jujube, Jackal jujube

Ziziphus oxyphylla

Pointed fruit jujube

Ziziphus parryi

Ziziphus pubescens

Ziziphus quadrilocularis

Muturrku, Karrajkarraj

Ziziphus reticulata

Reticulate jujube

Ziziphus rignonii

Ziziphus rotundifolia

Ziziphus rugosa

Ziziphus sativa

Ziziphus spina-christi

Christ's thorn, Crown of Thorns

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers

Ziziphus thyrsiflora

Ziziphus truncata

Ziziphus williamii

Ziziphus xylopyrus

Edible: Seeds, Kernels, Nuts, Fruit

Ziziphus zeyheriana

Edible: Fruit, Kernels, Seeds, Seeds - coffee