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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Berchemia scandens
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
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Berchemia scandens climbs high into the crowns of swamp trees. Its smooth gray bark on larger vines (often marred by sapsucker wells) is distinctive even when the leaves are high overhead; vines can be at least 18 cm in diameter. Younger twigs are bright green (or reddish tinted if sungrown), and the neatly pinnate venation is also distinctive, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Berchemia scandens
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-01-001:
Berchemia scandens FAMILY Rhamnaceae
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Supplejack, American Rattan, Rattan-vine, Alabama Supplejack
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Berchemia scandens
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Berchemia scandens
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 119-01-001:
Berchemia scandens
FAMILY
Rhamnaceae
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