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Berchemia polyphylla

Botanic Family

Rhamnaceae

Author

Wallich ex M.A. Lawson

Common Names

• Duo ye gou er cha (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Gansu
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Shaanxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan-China
• India
• Myanmar

Natural Habitats

• Montane thickets
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• May-Sep (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Nov (China)

Scandent or erect shrub. Leaves to 35mm x 25mm, glabrous both sides, branchlets pubescent. Terminal racemes to 70mm of greenish or white flowers with 5 petals. Fruit a red drupe, maturing black to 9mm long x 3.5mm.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List
• USNH
• FBA