Rhamnaceae FAMILY

Berchemia polyphylla

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Berchemia polyphylla is a deciduous shrub with a scrambling to climbing habit; it grows 3 - 4 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a tea.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, India, Myanmar.

HabitatMountain forests, forests in valleys, forest margins, thickets, slopes; at elevations from 100 - 2,100 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].