Berberis centiflora Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, 1-2 m tall. Branches brownish gray or brownish yellow, terete, glabrous, not verruculose; spines 3-fid, concolorous, ca. 1.5 cm, slender. Petiole 1-4 mm; leaf blade abaxially pale green, adaxially shiny, yellow-green, oblong-obovate or oblanceolate, 3-9 × 1-3 cm, leathery, abaxially with obviously raised midvein, lateral veins 8-12 pairs, conspicuous, adaxially with slightly impressed midvein, both surfaces with inconspicuous reticulate veins, base cuneate, margin sometimes slightly revolute, 10-20-spinose-serrate on each side, apex obtuse, apiculate. Inflorescence a fascicle of 15-30 flowers or 2-4-flowered raceme 5-6 cm. Pedicels 1.5-4 cm, glabrous, not pruinose; bractlets ca. 2 × 1.5 mm. Sepals in 2 whorls; outer and inner sepals obovate, equal in size, ca. 5.5 × 4 mm. Petals obovate, ca. 6.5 × 5 mm, base clawed, with separate lanceolate glands, apex slightly retuse. Stamens ca. 5 mm; anther connective prolonged, shortly apiculate. Ovules 4-6. Berry oblong-ellipsoid, ca. 7 × 6 mm, not pruinose; style persistent, short. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. Jun-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 60 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 18
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Distribution

Berberis centiflora world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106515-1
WFO ID wfo-0000562935
COL ID 68KB4
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Synonyms

Berberis centiflora Berberis pruinosa var. centiflora