''Rhamnus orbiculata'' is a species of plant in the

buckthorn ''Rhamnus'' is a genus of about 110 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns, in the family Rhamnaceae. Its species range from tall (rarely to ) and are native mainly in east Asia and North America, but found thr ...

family. It has simple leaves, and is mostly found in Europe and the Middle East. It was first described by

Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (February 6, 1862 – December 19, 1948) was a German botanist born in Hildburghausen, Thuringia. Biography He studied horticulture in Potsdam, and in 1886 traveled to the Balkans and Greece on his first bo ...

in 1887.

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Rhamnus (plant) Taxa named by Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller {{Rhamnaceae-stub