Sageretia theezans

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Sageretia thea (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 1 cm diameter.

References

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  • {{cite journal |author1=Xu LZ |author2=Yang XJ |author3=Li B |title=[Chemical constituents of Sageretia theezans Brongn] |language=zh |journal=Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi = Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi = China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica |volume=19 |issue=11 |pages=675–6, 702 |date=November 1994 |pmid=7893385 }}
  • {{cite journal|last1=Chung|first1=Shin-Kyo|last2=Kim|first2=Young-Chan|last3=Takaya|first3=Yoshiaki|last4=Terashima|first4=Kenji|last5=Niwa|first5=Masatake|title=Novel Flavonol Glycoside, 7-O-Methyl Mearnsitrin, from Sageretia theezans and Its Antioxidant Effect|journal=Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|volume=52|issue=15|year=2004|pages=4664–4668|issn=0021-8561|doi=10.1021/jf049526j|pmid=15264897}}
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  • {{cite journal|last1=Cook|first1=R.T.A.|last2=Inman|first2=A.J.|last3=Billings|first3=C.|title=Identification and classification of powdery mildew anamorphs using light and scanning electron microscopy and host range data|journal=Mycological Research|volume=101|issue=8|year=1997|pages=975–1002|issn=0953-7562|doi=10.1017/S095375629700364X}}

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thea

Category:Flora of China

Category:Flora of South Korea

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