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Berchemia

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EntityQ140347· pop 16· linked from 16 articles

Also known as supplejack

Berchemia is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae, named after Dutch botanist Berthout van Berchem. They are climbing plants or small to medium-sized trees that occur mostly in Southeast Asia, with one species in North America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyRhamnaceae
Observations recorded22,671

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
216
With media
129
Family
Rhamnaceae
Collections
YPM, US, NHMUK, MEL, MO, VT
Recorded in
United States, China, Kenya, Vietnam, Japan, India

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Encyclopedic overview

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Berchemia is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae, named after Dutch botanist Berthout van Berchem. They are climbing plants or small to medium-sized trees that occur mostly in Southeast Asia, with one species in North America.

==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 36 species:

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