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Internal ID UUID64404d5cb134b775016457
Scientific name Rhamnus globosa
Authority Bunge
First published in Enum. Pl. China Bor. : 14 (1833)

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It is native to the Philippines and is found in the provinces of Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, and Nueva Ecija. The lokao is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 5 meters in height. It has dark green, glossy leaves and small yellow flowers. The fruit of the lokao is a small, round, yellow-green drupe. The fruit is edible and has a sweet taste.

Rhamnus globosa, commonly known as the lokao, is a species of plant native to the Philippines. It is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 5 meters in height and has dark green, glossy leaves and small yellow flowers. The fruit of the lokao is a small, round, yellow-green drupe that is edible and has a sweet taste. It is found in the provinces of Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, and Nueva Ecija.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Rhamnus chinensis hort. ex Koehne Deut. Dendrol. : 393 (1893)
Rhamnus globosa var. meyeri (Schn.) S.Y.Li & Z.H.Ning Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(2): 99 (1988)
Rhamnus chlorophora Decne. Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 44: 1141 (1857)
Rhamnus meyeri C.K.Schneid. Pl. Wilson. 2: 249 (1914)

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Language Common/alternative name
English lokao
Chinese 冻绿
Chinese 冻绿树
Chinese 冻绿刺
Chinese 圆叶鼠李
Chinese 鸭屎树
Chinese 偶栗子
Chinese 山绿柴
Chinese 黑旦子

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China Southeast
      • Manchuria

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001131272
USDA Plants RHGL8
Tropicos 27500959
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:718350-1
The Plant List tro-27500959
PFAF Rhamnus globosa
Open Tree Of Life 3907778
NCBI Taxonomy 1616486
IPNI 718350-1
iNaturalist 986898
GBIF 6371045
Freebase /m/011v5r2v
EOL 483649
USDA GRIN 31031
Wikipedia Rhamnus_globosa

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Rhamnella wilsonii Schneid (Rhamnaceae) Wang G, An J, Si J Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 12-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11018004
doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2339492
PMID:38623175
The complete plastid genome of Rhamnus leptacantha Schneid. (Rhamnaceae) Huang G, Li L, Wang X, Yang L, Wang Y, Wu D, Wu J Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10769139
doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2300468
PMID:38187011
The complete chloroplast genome of Ziziphus mairei Dode 1908 (Rhamnaceae), an endangered perennial plant in Yunnan, China Wang S, Liu Y, Li R, Wang S, Huang Y Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 24-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10763858
doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2290844
PMID:38173918
Competitive Advantage of Broussonetia papyrifera Growing in a Native Area as Suggested by Structural Diversity Zhou Y, Zhang G Biology (Basel) 09-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10669469
doi:10.3390/biology12111410
PMID:37998009
Uncovering the first complete chloroplast genomics, comparative analysis, and phylogenetic relationships of the medicinal plants Rhamnus cathartica and Frangula alnus (Rhamnaceae) Shi W, Hu S, Song W, Huang Y, Shi C, Wang S Physiol Mol Biol Plants 15-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10382440
doi:10.1007/s12298-023-01331-7
PMID:37520808
Sequencing the chloroplast genome of a jujube genotype (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. 'Fengmiguan') uncovered a 101 bp insertion in the large-single copy region Zhang S, Li B, Han L, Yang M, Liu M Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 06-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10327523
doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2231246
PMID:37426571
Screening of Rhamnus Purpurea (Edgew.) Leaves for Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Cytotoxic Potential Khuda F, Alam N, Khalil AA, Jan A, Naureen F, Ullah Z, Alotaibi A, Ullah R, Ullah S, Shah Y, Shah SI, Büyüker SM ACS Omega 16-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9260770
doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c03094
PMID:35811929
The complete chloroplast genome of Rhamnus globosa (Rhamnaceae) Xie Y, Wang Z, Jiang X, Zhang X Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 15-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7782265
doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1791010
PMID:33457966
New Approaches in Urban Forestry to Minimize Invasive Species Impacts: The Case of Xiongan New Area in China Li HP, Wickham JD, Bushley K, Wang ZG, Zhang B, Sun JH Insects 12-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7290593
doi:10.3390/insects11050300
PMID:32408656
Yao herbal medicinal market during the Dragon Boat Festival in Jianghua County, China Luo B, Liu Y, Liu B, Liu S, Zhang B, Zhang L, Lin C, Liu Y, Kennelly EJ, Guo Z, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 17-Oct-2018
PMCID:PMC6192344
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0260-5
PMID:30333030
Ethnobotanical survey of plant species for herbal tea in a Yao autonomous county (Jianghua, China): results of a 2-year study of traditional medicinal markets on the Dragon Boat Festival Jin B, Liu Y, Xie J, Luo B, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 05-Sep-2018
PMCID:PMC6125875
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0257-0
PMID:30185187

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