Sageretia Spiciflora
''Sageretia'' (mock buckthorn or sageretia) is a genus of about 35 species of shrubs and small trees in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia and northeast Africa. They have small green leaves 1.5–4 cm long, and a leathery multicoloured trunk. The flowers are small and inconspicuous; the fruit is a small edible drupe 1 cm diameter. The genus is named after the French botanist Augustin Sageret. ;Selected species *''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'' Cultivation and uses The leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for tea in China, and the fruit are edible, t ...
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Sageretia Theezans
''Sageretia theezans'' (sageretia, mock buckthorn, sweet-plum or Chinese sweet plum) is a shrub from the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern China. It is widely used for creating bonsai. Description It grows to 1–3 m tall and has small green leaves 1.5–4 cm long, and a leathery multicoloured trunk. It is evergreen and the flowers are small and inconspicuous; the fruit is a small edible drupe In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel'') ... 1 cm diameter. References * * * * theezans Flora of China Flora of South Korea {{Rhamnaceae-stub ...
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