Berberis insignis – eFlora of India

June 21, 2018
Berberis

Berberis insignis Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. 1: 226 1855. (syn: Berberis insignis var. elegantifolia Ahrendt; Berberis insignis var. gouldii Ahrendt; Berberis insignis var. shergaonensis Ahrendt);

India (West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma]
(Kachin) as per Catalogue of Life;

Evergreen shrub, 1.5-2m; stems yellow or puriplish, unarmed or with a few weak spines 5-7mm.Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 9-15 x 2-6cm, acuminate, base attenuate, subpetiolate, margins spinose-dentate, veins prominent beneath. Flowers 5-numerous in axilllary fascicles;pedicles 1-1.5cm.Sepals gradually increasing in size,outer broadly ovate, c 2 x 2mm, innermost elliptic, c 7 x 4mm. Petals obovate, c 6 x 3.5mm.Berries ellipsoid,c 8 x 5mm,black.

Fl. May.

Margins of broad -leaved forests.

(attributions- A.J.C. Grierson & D.G.Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE.1984 from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal)

SK1190 10 JUNE 2018 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8)- around 700 kb each.

Location: Jaubari, Sandakphu, India

Date: 13 May 2018

Altitude: 10000 ft.

Habit : Wild

Berberis wallichiana DC. ??

Nice pictures!

It looks close to Berberis insignis Hook.f. & Thomson.

Spines are usually absent in B. insignis, and its leaves are larger than B. wallichiana.

Thank you … for the ID. At least one B. insignis from India.

Nepali Name : चुत्रो Chutro

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI
BSI Flora of India Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal Encyclopedia of Life (Specimen) Bhutan Biodiversity Portal Far Reaches Farm FRLHT

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