Evergreen small erect shrub ; up to 2 m tall . Stems usually erect , sometimes sprawling or clambering , glabrous to pubescent , with stiff , slender , intricate branches ending in spines ; spines few to numerous . Leaves opposite to subopposite , (5-)10-25(-38) x (3-)7-18(-32) mm , ovate to ovate-eliptic , apex acute or mucronate , base acute , margin subentire to minutely serrulate , leathery , dark green and shiny above ; stipules minute , dark brown ; petiole 1-6 mm . Inflorescences subsessile , in short terminal spikes . Flowers pale yellow to cream , c . 3 mm across ; calyx saucer-shaped , 5-lobed , lobes ± 1 . 5 mm , ovate ; petals ± 1 mm , obovate , equalling the stamens ; stamens 5 ; disc narrow , surrounding the ovary , unlobed . Fruit drupe , 4-6 mm long and broad , ovoid to subglobose , dark red to black when ripe , fleshy , sweet to taste ; stones 3 . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 2) .
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Rhamnus thea Osbeck
Rhamnus theezans L.
Sageretia theezans Brongn.
Ampelopsis chinensis Raf.
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Chinese Sweet-Plum
Chinese Bird Plum
In Omani studies: Ghazanfar (2007) wrote that: "The fruits are eaten as a refreshing snack. They are sold in the local market". (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.2). In addition, Patzelt (2015) mentioned that: "The fruit is well known to local inhabitants, especially those living in the mountains, and is eaten as a refreshing snack. Not sold in the local market during season, but often collected and taken home to be eaten". (Ref. Photographic field guide to the plants of the Western Hajar Mountains).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://en.wiktionary.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
