Rhamnaceae FAMILY

Berchemia lineata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Berchemia lineata is a prostrate to procumbent deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub occasionally reaching a height of 2 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. , 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and probably as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) Taiwan, ?India, Japan, Vietnam.

HabitatHills, open places, roadsides; usually at low elevations[ 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. ]. Near the coast in Japan[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].