Sageretia
Sageretia theezans
Sageretia is a genus of the family of the buckthorn family ( Rhamnaceae ). It includes some 35 mostly based in Asia species. Sageretia theezans is a popular type among bonsai gardeners.
Description
Sageretia are evergreen or deciduous, reinforced or unreinforced shrubs or small trees. Rarely they are climbing plants, climbing serve thorns, which represent actually modified inflorescence axes. The leaves are alternate or nearly opposite sides.
The tiny, sessile flowers are as glomeruli in terminal or achselbürtigen, spike-like thyrsi. The flower cups may be missing or is short and bell - up bowl-shaped. The thin to fleshy and occasionally intergrown with the flower cups Diskus is ring - to cup-shaped. The ovary is upper constant. The fruits are more or less fleshy stone fruit with two to three rock cores. The endocarp is extremely hard and incomplete one or zweifächrig.
Distribution and systematics
The Sageretia include about 35 species. Dissemination focus is Asia, some species are found but also in Africa and America. The genus was first described in 1827 by Adolphe Théodore Brongniart. Within the buckthorn plants it is classified in the tribe Rhamneae. The types include:
- Sageretia brandrethiana
- Sageretia camellifolia
- Sageretia filiformis
- Sageretia gracilis
- Sageretia hamosa
- Sageretia henryi
- Sageretia horrida
- Sageretia laxiflora
- Sageretia lucida
- Sageretia melliana
- Sageretia omeiensis
- Sageretia paucicostata
- Sageretia pycnophylla
- Sageretia randaiensis
- Sageretia rugosa
- Sageretia subcaudata
- Sageretia theezans