Sageretia theezans

Sageretia theezans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Genus:	Sageretia
Species:	S. thea
Binomial name
Sageretia thea Brongn.

Sageretia thea or 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 1 cm diameter.

References

• Xu LZ; Yang XJ; Li B (November 1994). "[Chemical constituents of Sageretia theezans Brongn]". Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi = Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi = China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica (in Chinese). 19 (11): 675–6, 702. PMID   7893385.
• Chung, Shin-Kyo; Kim, Young-Chan; Takaya, Yoshiaki; Terashima, Kenji; Niwa, Masatake (2004). "Novel Flavonol Glycoside, 7-O-Methyl Mearnsitrin, from Sageretia theezans and Its Antioxidant Effect". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 52 (15): 4664–4668. doi:10.1021/jf049526j. ISSN   0021-8561. PMID   15264897.
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