Rhamnus triquetra Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Rhamnus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 7 m tall. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are alternate and 7-15 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. They are oblong or narrowly oval with rounded teeth along the edge. They have a velvety covering underneath. The flowers are in a group in the axils of leaves. The flowers are 2-3 mm across. The fruit is 4-5 mm long and has 3 lobes. There are 3 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Woodlands; at elevations from 900-2,400 metres. Amongst shrubs at the margins of forests; at elevations from 1,200-3,000 metres in Nepal.
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It is a subtropical plant. In the Indian Himalayas it grows between 1,500-2,200 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses charcoal dye medicinal oil wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Antitoxins (bark), Astringents (bark), Deobstruent (bark), Astringent (unspecified), Deobstruent (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Cardiotonic agents (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Rhamnus triquetra world distribution map, present in Pakistan

Conservation status

Rhamnus triquetra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:718715-1
WFO ID wfo-0001284975
COL ID 5ZQ7Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Colubrina triquetra Rhamnus triquetra Ceanothus triquetrus