''Rhamnus petiolaris'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

Rhamnaceae The Rhamnaceae are a large Family (biology), family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales. The family contains about 55 genera and 950 specie ...

. It is native to

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

, and

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Uses

Rhamnazin Rhamnazin is an ''O''-methylated flavonol, a type of chemical compound. It can be found in '' Rhamnus petiolaris'', a buckthorn plant native to Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. Metabolism The enzyme 3-methylquercetin 7-''O''-methyltransferase ...

is an O-methylated flavonol, a type of chemical compound that can be found in ''R. petiolaris''.Rhamnazin- und rhamnetin-3-O-trioside aus Rhamnus petiolaris. H. Wagner, M. Ertan and O. Seligmann, Phytochemistry, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 1974, pp. 857-860,

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*Diagn. pl. orient. ser. 2, 5:75. 1856 petiolaris Endemic flora of Sri Lanka Plants described in 1856 Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier Taxa named by Benjamin Balansa Flora of Iraq Flora of Lebanon Flora of Syria Flora of Turkey {{Rhamnaceae-stub