Berchemia scandens
Berchemia scandens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Genus: | Berchemia |
Species: | B. scandens
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Binomial name | |
Berchemia scandens (Hill) K. Koch[1]
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Berchemia scandens, commonly called Alabama supplejack,[2] is a species of climbing plant in the buckthorn family. It is native to the central and southern parts of the United States.[3] It is found in a wide variety of habitats, including swamps, bottomlands, riparian banks, and upland calcareous areas.[4]
It is a woody vine, with older stems reaching 18 cm in diameter.[4] The strong stems of the plant are often used for wickerwork.[5] It produces flowers in the spring
Traditional medicinal uses[]
The Houma people used a decoction of the aerial parts of the vine for impotency. Other Native Americans used the plant as a blood purifier and the ashes of the vine to treat coughs.[6]
References[]
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- ^ "Berchemia scandens (Hill) K.Koch". www.theplantlist.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Berchemia scandens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Berchemia scandens". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ "Berchemia scandens". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ Moerman, Daniel (2009). Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary. Timber Press.
Categories:
- Berchemia
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the Southern United States
- Rhamnaceae stubs