Rhamnaceae
This list of genera was made in October 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Hauenschild et al. 2016 a, b, Huang et al. 2021, Islam & Guralnick (2015), Miller et al. 2025, Wang et al. 2021, and Yang et al. 2025. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Adolphia Meisn. | ||
| Alphitonia Reissek ex Endl. | ||
| Ampelozizyphus Ducke | ||
| Auerodendron Urb. (prev. under Reynosia Griseb.) | ||
| Berchemia Neck. ex DC. | ||
| Berchemiella Nakai | ||
| Ceanothus L. | ||
| Colletia Comm. ex Juss. | ||
| Colubrina Rich. ex Brongn. | Cormonema Reissek ex Endl. | |
| Condalia Cav. | Microrhamnus A.Gray | |
| Cormonema Reissek ex Endl. | Colubrina Rich. ex Brongn. | |
| Crumenaria Mart. | ||
| Cryptandra Sm. | ||
| Dallachya F.Muell. | Rhamnella Miq. | |
| Discaria Hook. | ||
| Doerpfeldia Urb. (prev. under Sarcomphalus P.Browne) | ||
| Emmenosperma F.Muell. | ||
| Frangula Mill. | ||
| Gouania Jacq. | ||
| Helinus E.Mey. ex Endl. | Marlothia Engl. | |
| Hovenia Thunb. | ||
| Jaffrea H.C.Hopkins & Pillon (prev. under Alphitonia Reissek ex Endl.) | ||
| Karwinskia Zucc. | ||
| Kentrothamnus Suess. & Overkott | ||
| Krugiodendron Urb. | ||
| Lamellisepalum Engl. | Sageretia Brongn. | |
| Lasiodiscus Hook.f. | ||
| Maesopsis Engl. | ||
| Marlothia Engl. | Helinus E.Mey. ex Endl. | |
| Microrhamnus A.Gray | Condalia Cav. | |
| Noltea Rchb. | ||
| Ochetophila Poepp. ex Reissek (prev. under Discaria Hook.) | ||
| Paliurus Mill. | ||
| Phylica L. | ||
| Phyllogeiton (Weberb.) Herzog (prev. under Berchemia Neck. ex DC.) | ||
| Pleuranthodes Weberbauer | ||
| Polianthion K.R.Thiele | ||
| Pomaderris Labill. | ||
| Pseudoziziphus Hauenschild (prev. under Ziziphus Mill.) | ||
| Reissekia Endl. | ||
| Retanilla (DC.) Brongn. | ||
| Reynosia Griseb. | ||
| Rhamnella Miq. | Dallachya F.Muell. | |
| Rhamnidium Reissek | ||
| Rhamnus L. | ||
| Sageretia Brongn. | Lamellisepalum Engl. | |
| Sarcomphalus P.Browne | ||
| Scutia (Comm. ex DC.) Brongn. | ||
| Smythea Seem. | Ventilago Gaertn. | |
| Spyridium Fenzl | ||
| Stenanthemum Reissek | ||
| Talguenea Miers ex Endl. | Trevoa Miers | |
| Trevoa Miers | Talguenea Miers ex Endl. | |
| Trichocephalus Brongn. (prev. under Phylica L.) | ||
| Trymalium Fenzl | ||
| Ventia Hauenschild (prev. under Rhamnus L.) | ||
| Ventilago Gaertn. | Smythea Seem. | |
| Ziziphus Mill. |
References
- Hauenschild, F., Favre, A., Salazar, G. A., Muellner-Riehl, A. N. (2016). Analysis of the cosmopolitan buckthorn genera Frangula and Rhamnus s.L. Supports the description of a new genus, Ventia. TAXON, 65(1), 65-78. https://doi.org/10.12705/651.5
- Hauenschild, F., Matuszak, S., Muellner-Riehl, A. N., & Favre, A. (2016). Phylogenetic relationships within the cosmopolitan buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) support the resurrection of Sarcomphalus and the description of Pseudoziziphus gen. Nov. TAXON, 65(1), 47-64. https://doi.org/10.12705/651.4
- Huang, X., Deng, T., Chen, S., Landis, J. B., Lin, N., Yang, Y., Hu, G., Zhou, Z., Wang, Y., Wang, H., Tojibaev, K. S., Sun, H. (2021). Western Tethys origin, tropical Asia and tropical America disjunction in Berchemia and reinstatement of Phyllogeiton (Rhamneae, Rhamnaceae). TAXON, 70(3), 515-525. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12498
- Islam, M. B., Guralnick, R. P. (2015). Generic placement of the former Condaliopsis (Rhamnaceae) species. Phytotaxa, 236(1), 25–39. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.236.1.2
- Miller, H., Cahen, D., Forest, F., Meeprom, N., Sumanon, P., Utteridge, T. M. A. (2025). Expanding Ventilago to incorporate Smythea: new combinations in Ventilagineae (Rhamnaceae) based on novel sequence data and phylogenetic analysis. Kew Bulletin 80, 889–902. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-025-10265-0
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
- Wang, G-T, Shu, J-P, Jiang, G-B, Chen, Y-Q, Wang, R-J.(2021). Morphology and molecules support the new monotypic genus Fenghwaia (Rhamnaceae) from south China. PhytoKeys 171: 25–35. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.171.57277
- Yang, Y., Hu, W., Zhou, Z., Liao, S., Chen, Y. S., Wang, J., Wang, M. X. (2025). A replacement name, a new record, and lectotypifications in Rhamnus (Rhamnaceae) from China. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2025(11), e04835. https://doi.org/10.1002/njb.04835
Foto: Ziziphus Mill. © Luo Chen