ORDER: Rhamnales FAMILY: Rhamnaceae HEIGHT: up to 5 m
FLOWERING TIME:
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
CHARACTERISTICS: evergreen shrub with harsh leaves; greenish yellow flowers without petals; globular oval red fruit, becoming black with maturation. ECOLOGY: dry shrublands and hedgerows. OBSERVATIONS: medicinal and ornamental.
