A modern reference to temperate woody plants, including updated content from this site and much new material, can be found at Trees and Shrubs Online.
Sabiaceae
An Asiatic genus of some twenty species of climbing shrubs with undivided, untoothed, alternate leaves and small flowers produced in the leaf-axils. The parts of the flowers are usually in fives. The only ally near to this genus amongst hardy trees and shrubs is Meliosma, whose species are very different in their tree or bush form, their toothed or pinnate leaves, and their usually terminal panicles of flowers.
Some names used by Bean have now been superseded and are no longer familiar. To ensure that all plants can be easily found, under any name, we have cross-referenced to The Plant List, a collaboration between RBG Kew, Missouri Botanical Gardens and other organisations, which aims to provide a currently accepted name for any plant. Not all taxonomists will agree with all Plant List nomenclature, but it provides a baseline to compare names. For each species above, clicking on the Modern Name will link to the entry for that name on The Plant List website.
