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 per Catalogue of Life; . India (Meghalaya), Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Shan), Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; . Spiny evergreen shrub, about 2-3 m tall. Stem subterete or subangled, grey, glabrous, branches sharply terete, internodes short, about 3-4 cm long, spines short, 2-3 fid, about 1.5-3 cm long. Leaves arranged about 3-6 in a node, lanceolate-oblong, 3-12 x 0.8-2.8 cm across, base cuneate, margin subserrate with small 9-21 spinules, apex acute with mucronate tip, chartaceous, subcoriaceous, shining, with thick hypoderm, dark green, glabrous or sublustrous above, paler beneath, lateral veins 6-12 on either side of the midrib, impressed above, prominently veined on the midrib beneath, petiole subsessile or about 2-3 mm long. Inflorescence axillary, fascicled, 10-20 flowered. Flowers bisexual, yellow, about 5-8 mm across, pedicels stout, about 6-10 mm long, sepals 6, in 2 series, outer series smallest and inner series largest, outer series 3, oblong-obovate, apex acute, about 3 x 1.5 mm across, inner series longer, obovate, about 4.5 x 3 mm across, petals 6, obovate base grandular, clawed with separate glands, margin entire, about 5 x 2.5 mm across. Stamens 6, free, about 3.5-4 mm long, anthers opening by 2 recurved valves, ovary simple, oblong, ovules solitary, stigma subsessile. Fruits are several seeded berries, obovoid-ellipsoid, glabrous, purplish black when ripe, about 8-10 x 4-5 mm across, stylose.
Enclosing some pictures of B. insignis shot at an altitude of 9000 ft on the way to Kalinchowk Nepal on 26 July 2014. Is this a new addition to the efi ? Yes, it should be. Forwarding for Validation pl. being the first post in efi. Although I think seems to match with mages at http://www.asianflora.com/Berberidaceae/Berberis-insignis.htm http://www.dendrologia.eu/altalanos-lombos-fajok/berberis-insignis-lombozat-hillier-arboretum) These I think are Berberis wallichiana DC. For me it also looks like B. wallichiana.
Arunachal Pradesh 2900m amsl 27.3.18 Looks like Berberis wallichiana DC., but images not so clear.
Looks close to Berberis wallichiana DC. Location: Shivapuri National Park, Nepal Altitude: 9000 ft. Date: 27 March 2018 Habit : Wild Nepali Name : बाह्रमासे चुत्रो Baarhamaase Chutro To me also appear close to images at Berberis wallichiana Yes, It is Berberis wallichiana. Nepali Name : बाह्रमासे चुत्रो    Plant ID please.: Name: Berberis sp. ?? Location: Arunachal Pradesh. I think Berberis wallichiana DC.
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