Category: Berberis

Berberis thomsoniana C.K.Schneid., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 454 (1905); . Central & E. Himalaya to S. Tibet and N. Myanmar: East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; . Similar to Berberis aristata but stems yellowish and strongly grooved; Leaves 3-6 x 1.25-1.75cm, usually entire, sometimes spinose-toothed; racemes c 4cm, subumbellate above; outer […]

Berberis darwinii Hook., Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 7: t. 672 (1844) (syn: Berberis costulata Gand.; Berberis knightii (Lindl.) K.Koch; Mahonia knightii Lindl.); . Central & S. Central Chile to S. Argentina; Introduced into: California, Great Britain, Ireland, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Oregon, Victoria as per POWO; . SK 3395 08 April 2022: 5 very high […]

Berberis candidula C. K. Schneid., Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 5: 402 1905. (syn: Berberis hookeri var. candidula C.K. Schneid.); . China (NE. Sichuan, NW. Hubei) as per POWO; . SK 3377 30 March 2022: 4 very high res. images. Location: National History Museum, London  Altitude: 10m. Date: 27 March 2022 Habit : Cultivated Berberis … ??? Probably Berberis darwinii. I agree […]

SK 3184 30 November 2021: Location: Mugu, Rara, West Nepal Altitude: 2913m. Date: 20 August 2021  Habit : Wild Berberis… ??? Not sure what it is, it looks like a hybrid, could be a hybrid of B. glaucocarpa.  

Berberis karnaliensis Bh. Adhikari, Edinburgh J. Bot. 69: 500 (2012); . Nepal as per POWO; . SK 3188 01 September 2021: 5 high res. images. Location: Mugu, Rara, West Nepal Altitude: 2913m. Date: 20 August 2021  Habit : Wild Berberis …?? This looks close to Berberis karnaliensis Bh.Adhikari.       . References: POWO  Catalogue of […]

Berberis orthobotrys Bienert ex Aitch., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 150 1882.; . N. Iran to S. Turkmenistan, Afghanistan to Nepal: Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; , Spiny deciduous shrub, about 1-2 m tall. Stem sulcate, dark red to pale brown, glabrous, internodes short, about 1-3.5 cm long, spines short, usually […]

Berberis wilsoniae Hemsl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 151 1906. (syn: Berberis bodinieri H.Lév.; Berberis coryi H.J.Veitch; Berberis favosa W.W.Sm.; Berberis heteropsis Ahrendt; Berberis parvifolia Sprague; Berberis stapfiana C.K.Schneid.; Berberis subcaulialata C.K.Schneid.); . SE. Tibet to S. Central China and N. Myanmar: China South-Central, Myanmar, Tibet as per POWO; . Berberis wilsoniae from SFO Botanical Garden-05072021-2: 2 images- 1 high res. Berberis wilsoniae Hemsl. […]

Berberis koehneana C.K.Schneid.; . India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal as per Catalogue of Life; . DV :: 31 JUL 12 – 1234 :: heavily armed shrub at Auli: 31 JUL 12 Auli … 8750 – 9000 ft  ID please. Habitat: vegetation on edge of sloping meadow Habit: heavily armed shrub with dense foliage This […]

Berberis angulosa ?;   SK301JAN06-2016:ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Kalinchowk, Nepal Altitude: 11000 ft. Date: 26 July 2014 Berberis …??? See my previous comments re: Berberis. This is either B. angulosa or B. concinna difficult to say without looking at a whole plant. Berberis angulosa : Flowers solitary. Pedicels pendulous, 3-5 mm, pubescent; […]

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 […]

Berberis hookeri Hort. ex Lemaire, Ill. Hort. 6: t. 207 1859. ; . India (West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, S-Tibet as per Catalogue of Life; . Berberis hookeri Lem. : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Dangsing, Kaski, Nepal Altitude:9600 ft. Date: 18 November 2017 Image Credit : Sameer Kasaju Has […]

Berberis wallichiana DC., Prodr. 1: 107 1824. (syn: Berberis asiatica Griff.; Berberis atrovirens Wall. ex G. Don; Berberis atroviridis Wall. ex Steud.; Berberis griffithiana var. pallida (Hook. fil. & Thomson) D.F. Chamberlain & C.M. Hu; Berberis horrida Jungh.; Berberis macrophylla hort. ex Lindl.; Berberis wallichiana var. atroviridis Hook. fil. & Thoms.; Berberis xanthoxylon Hassk.) as […]

Berberis mucrifolia Ahrendt, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 81: 135 1956. ; . Berberis mucrifolia Ahrendt : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Sharing some pictures I guess  is Berberis mucrifolia Ahrendt shot at Jomsom Nepal on 22 April 2013 at 8800 ft. A new entry to the efi?? I think it appears close to Berberis mucrifolia Ahrendt […]

Berberis angulosa Wall., Fl. Ind. 1: 227 1855. (syn:Berberis angulosa var. fasciculata Ahrendt); Common name: Large-Flowered Barberry • Nepali: Chutre kanda Spiny deciduous shrub about 1.5-2 m tall. Stem dark brown, stout, rigid, markedly sulcate, strongly terete or angled, conspicuously hairy, branches leafy, young shoots yellowish brown, puberulous, internodes 1.5-2 cm long, spines simple, slender, […]

Berberis pseudumbellata R.Parker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 118 1921.; Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Spiny deciduous shrub, about 2-3 m tall. Stem finely sulcate, subterete or subangled, reddish brown, glabrous, internodes short, about 2-2.5 cm long, […]

Berberis aristata ?; . MBNN Fortnight::: Berberidaceae:: Berberis aristata? in Flowers from Chakrata-NS 08 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2). Recorded again from Chakrata, could these flowering twigs belong to Berberis aristata ..? thanks for the flower pictures may I use them in an editorial? I’ll send you a link when I finish […]

Berberis glaucocarpa Stapf, Bot. Mag. 101: t. 9102 1926. ; . Berberis aristata ?? at Shakati – GHNP – PKA90 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Seen this Shrub near a river bed at Shakati at GHNP. Could this be Berberis aristata?? Family: Berberidaceae Date/Time: 30-09-2014 / 11:55AM Yes it is Berberis aristata. […]

Berberis jaeschkeana C.K.Schneid., Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 5: 399 1905. (Syn: Berberis jaeschkeana var. bimbilaica Ahrendt; Berberis jaeschkeana var. usteriana C.K.Schneid.; Berberis usteriana (C.K.Schneid.) R.Parker) .   Berberis angulosa from Uttarakhand (190609SCS1) – indiantreepix | Google Groups : Berberis angulosa Badrinath, Uttarakhand, June 09. I feel it’s also Berberis aristata & not Berberis angulosa due to flowers in drooping axillary […]

Berberis lycium ?; . MBNN Fortnight::: Berberidaceae:: Berberis lycium for validation from Chakrata-NS 03 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Please help to conclude the id of this shrub which was recorded from Chakrata.. the fruits are silvery tomentose.. Berberis lycium ? I regret, for not keeping proper track of images of Berberis […]

Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 13 1821. (Syn: Berberis asiatica var. clarkeana C.K.Schneid.; Berberis hypoleuca Lindl.; Berberis ilicifolia Roxb. [Illegitimate]); . SK1031 20 MAR-2018 : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Dhulikhel, Nepal  Altitude: 4600 ft. Date: 26 March 2013 Habit : Wild Berberis aristata DC.  ?? Thanks for sharing images. It looks […]