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.
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Berchemia scandens
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Researchers traced how an unusual plant reproductive system, where a species has both male-only and hermaphrodite individuals, evolved in the genus Berchemia (a group of woody vines and shrubs). Using genome-wide data, they found this rare mating strategy likely evolved once, driven by the metabolic burden of fruits that take two years to ripen, a trait that itself emerged during a period of global cooling...
It's a reminder that the next overlooked shrub in a forest or botanical garden could hold real medicinal value — this plant...
Berchemia vines, relatives of buckthorn, thread through forests across Asia and Africa, and under...
