Berchemia lineata (L.) DC. is a plant in the Rhamnaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Berchemia lineata (L.) DC.

Berchemia lineata (L.) DC.

Berchemia lineata is a climbing Rhamnaceae plant native from northern China to Nepal, used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Family
Genus
Berchemia
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Berchemia lineata (L.) DC.

Berchemia lineata (L.) DC. is a climbing plant that belongs to the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae. It grows naturally in dry thickets located in the rainshadows of central Asian mountains. Its natural range extends from northern China to Nepal, and it is also cultivated in gardens. It is used as a medicinal plant in traditional Chinese medicine. Berchemia giraldiana has similar uses.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Rhamnaceae Berchemia

More from Rhamnaceae

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