; Sp. Pl.: 193 (1753)
Distribution: mostly temp. Northern Hemisphere and South Africa. Several species of the New World will probably need recombination in Frangula.
= Alaternus (Tourn.) Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. VI. (1752)
= Ampeloplis Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 33 (1838)
= Aspidocarpus Neck.; Elem. 2: 123 (1790)
= Atulandra Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 31 (1838)
= Cardiolepis Raf.; Neogen. 1 (1825)
= Cervispina Ludw.; Inst. Reg. Veg., ed. 2, 141 (1757)
= Forgerouxa Neck.; Elem. 2: 124 (1790)
= Girtanneria Neck.; Elem. 2: 121 (1790)
= Hettlingeria Neck.; Elem. 2: 124 (1790)
= Lithoplis Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 32 (1838)
= Oenoplia Roem. & Schult.; Syst. 5: 27: 332 (1819)
= Oreoschimperella Rauschert; (1982)
= Sciadophila Phil.; Linnaea 28: 618 (1856)
= xRhamzogia W.Vent; Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 65: 108 (1962) (Rhamnus x Oreoherzogia)
= Apetlothamnus Nieuwl. ex Lunell; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 474 (1916)