Berchemia lineata is a climbing plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It occurs naturally in dry thickets in the rainshadows of the central Asian mountains. B. lineata is found from northern China to Nepal, but is also cultivated in gardens.
Berchemia lineata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Genus: | Berchemia |
Species: | B. lineata
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Binomial name | |
Berchemia lineata |
Uses edit
It is a medicinal plant of the Chinese traditional medicine.[citation needed] Berchemia giraldiana is used similarly.
Bibliography edit
- 中药大辞典, 1995. Shanghai: 上海科学技术出版社, 1986, 1857–1858. ISBN 7-5323-0843-X
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