Rhamnus L.

, Sp. Pl. 1: 193 (1753). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30006159-2
Publication
Species Plantarum
Collation
1: 193
Date of Publication
1 Mai 1753
Family as entered in IPNI
Rhamnaceae

Type Information

Type Name
Designated Type: R. catharticus L.
Chosen By
Britton & A.Br. Ill. Fl. N. U.S. (Britton & Brown), ed. 2. 2: 502. 1913 [7 Jun 1913] ; Hitchc., Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot. 133. Aug 1929

Nomenclatural Notes

Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 89. 1754

Remarks

Gender: Rhamnus is a classical genus name. Although Linnaeus treated Rhamnus as masculine and the genus name has -us case ending, its gender is feminine (see Melbourne Code Art. 62 Ex. 1)