Berberis francisci-ferdinandi C.K.Schneid.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

Shrubs, deciduous, 1-3 m tall. Branches grayish brown or reddish brown, subterete; shoots reddish brown, scarcely verruculose; spines simple, rarely 3-fid, 0.5-2 cm, adaxially sulcate, sometimes absent. Petiole 5-15 mm; leaf blade abaxially pale yellow-green, adaxially green, shiny, ovate to elliptic, 2-7 × 1-3 cm, papery, both surfaces glabrous, abaxially not pruinose, midvein obviously raised, adaxially with slightly impressed midvein, both surfaces with slightly visible reticulate veins, base contracted to decurrent petiole, margin 15-30-spinulose-serrulate on each side, apex acute or subacute. Inflorescence a panicle, 20-40-flowered, 5-14 cm including peduncle 1-3 cm, glabrous; bracts linear-subulate, 3-3.5 mm. Pedicels 4-10 mm, slender; bractlets reddish, 1.5-2 mm, apex acute. Sepals in 3 whorls; outer sepals ovate, ca. 2.4 × 1.5 mm, apex acute; median sepals ovate, ca. 3 × 2 mm; inner sepals obovate, 3.3-4.3 × 2-2.5 mm. Petals oblong, 3.5-4.5 × 2.5-3 mm, base cuneate, with separate oblong glands, apex acute, slightly incised. Stamens 2.5-3.5 mm; anther connective slightly prolonged, rounded. Ovules 2, sessile. Berry scarlet, obovoid-ellipsoid, 10-12 × 4-6 mm, not pruinose, style ± persistent. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 3.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 60 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Berberis francisci-ferdinandi unspecified picture

Distribution

Berberis francisci-ferdinandi world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106666-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563168
COL ID LJQC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis francisci-ferdinandi