Scientific Name: Rhamnus alaternus
- Family: Rhamnaceae
- English Name: Mediterranean buckthorn
- French Name: Alaterne bourgue
- Arabic Name: زفرين الجرد, صفيراء, أمليس
- Type: Deciduous shrub,1-5m
- Distribution: Mediterranean Region
- Range in Lebanon/Habitat: 300-2000m above sea level.
- Flowering Time: February- April.
- Medicinal