Sageretia thea
Mock Buckthorn, Pauper's Tea
Also known as: Ampelopsis chinensis Raf. +17 more
- Ampelopsis chinensis Raf.
- Berchemia chanetii H.Lév.
- Berchemia yemenensis Deflers
- Berchemia yemensis Deflers
- Girtanneria theezans Neck.
- Lamellisepalum hildebrandtii Engl.
- Rhamnus laetevirens Kom.
- Rhamnus spiciflora A.Rich.
- Rhamnus thea Osbeck
- Rhamnus theezans L.
- Sageretia chanetii (H.Lév.) C.K.Schneid.
- Sageretia hayatae Kaneh.
- Sageretia laetevirens (Kom.) Gontsch.
- Sageretia sikayoensis Masam.
- Sageretia spiciflora (A.Rich.) Hutch. & E.A.Bruce
- Sageretia spinosa Wettst.
- Sageretia taiwaniana Hosok. ex Masam.
- Sageretia thea subsp. taiwaniana (Hosok. ex Masam.) Y.C.Liu & C.M.Wang
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rhamnaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub.
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Sageretia thea (commonly known as Mock buckthorn or Pauper's-tea) is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Rhamnaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Texas
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