Berchemia edgeworthii

Family: Rhamnaceae

What it is like

A straggling shrub. It grows to about 3 m high. The leaves are 0.5-3 cm long by 0.3-1.8 cm wide. They are oval. The flowers are very small. They are green and in clusters in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit is a berry. It is blue when ripe.

There are 12 Berchemia species.

Where it is found

It grows in high altitude thickets and on cliffs between 2,100-4,500 m above sea level in China. They grow in Nepal from 2400-4000 m altitude. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Afghanistan, Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Sikkim, Tibet

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit is edible.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed.

In China plants flower July to October and fruit April to July.

Its other names

Local names

Angari, Kameti, Muse lari

Synonyms

Berchemia axilliflora Cheng; Berchemia lineata m.Law non DC.; Berchemia nana W.W. Smith;