Hippophae

Sea Buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides )

The sea buckthorn ( Hippophae ) are a genus of flowering plants in the family of oil willow family ( Elaeagnaceae ).

Features

The Hippophae species grow as thorny, deciduous shrubs or trees. The alternate, opposite or whorled leaves are arranged simply and at least short-stalked. The leaf margins are smooth.

The Hippophae species are dioecious getrenntgeschlechtig ( dioecious ). The male flowers are borne in, appearing before the leaves emerge, small, kitten -like inflorescences. The male flowers contain two membranous bracts, a small discus and four free stamens. The female flowers are borne in small, racemose inflorescences. Your bracts are fused Roehrig.

There are yellow to orange- red formed, spherical to cylindrical stone fruits.

Species

The genus Hippophae includes seven species ( Bartish et al Syst Bot 27:. . 41-54, 2002). In China, all seven species are found, four of which are endemic:

  • Sea buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides L. ): It is by far the best known species of the genus, whose distribution area ranges from large parts of Europe and Asia (China).
  • Hippophae goniocarpa Y.S.Lian et al. ex Swenson & Bartish: The home of the Chinese provinces of Qinghai and Sichuan provinces at altitudes 2500-3500 meters.
  • Hippophae gyantsensis ( Rousi ) YSLian: It is an endemic species at the altitudes 3500-4000 (up to 5000) meters of the province of Xizang.
  • Hippophae litangensis YSLian & XueL.Chen ex Swenson & Bartish: It is endemic in the area of ​​Litang in Sichuan at an altitude of about 3700 m.
  • Hippophae neurocarpa SWLiu & TNHe: The home of the Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Xizang at altitudes 3400-4400 meters.
  • Hippophae salicifolia D.Don: The home is Bhutan, northern India, Nepal and southern Xizang at altitudes 2800-3500 meters in the Himalayas.
  • Hippophae tibetana Schlechtendal: The home is Bhutan, northern India, Nepal and the Chinese provinces: Gansu, Qinghai, Xizang at altitudes 3600-4700 meters in the Himalayas.

Swell

  • Haining Qin & Michael G. Gilbert: Elaeagnaceae in the Flora of China, Volume 13, p 270: Hippophae - Online.
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