Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A spiny shrub. It grows about 3 m high. The leaves have short stalks and occur in clusters. The leaves are 1.5-9 cm long by 0.5-2 cm wide. They are oval and leathery. There are spines around the edge. The flowers are yellow. The fruit is fleshy or pulpy and blue-black when ripe. The fruit are 8 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 3.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Shrubberies, grassy and rocky slopes; at elevations up to 2,500 metres. Found in heavy shade, on north-facing slopes and on open hillsides in the drier areas.
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It is a temperate plant. Plants grow in Nepal from 600-2500 m altitude. They occur on exposed, rocky hillsides. It can grow in sun or shade. They are hardy.
Light 3-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh or pickled. They are also dried and used like raisins. Alcohol is distilled from the ripe fruit. Caution: Alcohol is a cause of cancer. The flowers are eaten raw.
Uses dye medicinal
Edible flowers fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Anti-bacterial agents (bark), Endophthalmitis (bark), Malaria (bark), Laxatives (fruit), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Antineoplastic agents (root), Cardiovascular system (root), Ear diseases (root), Endophthalmitis (root), Fever (root), Jaundice (root), Increase leukocytes (root), Leukorrhea (root), Parasympatholytics (root), Skin diseases (root), Thrombosis (root), Ulcer (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Urethral diseases (root), Antinematodal agents (stem), Antirheumatic agents (stem), Dental caries (stem), Laxatives (stem), Diaphoretic (stem), Alterative (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tumor(Abdomen) (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Conjunctivitis (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Endophthalmitis (unspecified), Fertility agents (unspecified), Mental disorders (unspecified), Oral ulcer (unspecified), Scorpion stings (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Antifungal agents (whole plant excluding root), Endophthalmitis (wood)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 60 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Berberis asiatica unspecified picture

Distribution

Berberis asiatica world distribution map, present in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106433-1
WFO ID wfo-0000562803
COL ID LJGD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis hypoleuca Berberis ilicifolia Berberis asiatica var. clarkeana Berberis asiatica