EPPO Global Database

Sageretia thea(SGRTH)

Overview
Code created in: 1999-09-25

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: SGRTH
  • Preferred name: Sageretia thea
  • Authority: (Osbeck) Johnston

Notes

Central Asia, Western Asia (Arabia, Yemen), Indochina, Malesia, China, Japan, Korea, Ethiopia, Somalia. Cultivated like tea, in various countries. Introduced in USA (Texas)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Rhamnus thea Osbeck
Rhamnus theezans Linnaeus
Sageretia theezans ?

Common names
Name Language
Chinese sweetplum English
pauper’s tea English
poor man’s tea English
sweet plum English
theezans tea English
arbre à plumes French
thé du pauvre French
sagerétia Portuguese
sagerétia-das-sebes Portuguese
suītopuramu Japanese
スイートプラム Japanese
eshcharit hammidbar Hebrew
אֶשְׁחָרִית הַמִּדְבָּר Hebrew
qiāo méi téng Chinese
雀梅藤 Chinese
상동나무 Korean
sang dong na mu Korean