Berberis griffithiana Schneider

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, 2-3 m tall. Branches pale yellow, terete, sometimes sulcate, glabrous; spines 3-fid, 1.2-2.5 cm. Leaves sessile; leaf blade abaxially shiny, pale green, adaxially dark green or grayish white, elliptic-lanceolate, 1.2-3.2 cm × 4-9 mm, leathery, abaxially with conspicuously raised midvein, lateral and reticulate veins inconspicuous, adaxially with slightly raised midvein, lateral veins visible, reticulate veins inconspicuous, base cuneate, margin slightly revolute, slightly undulate, 2-4-spinulose-serrulate on each side, apex acute, aristate. Flowers 2-10-fascicled. Pedicels 1.1-2.2 cm; bractlets ovate, ca. 2 × 1 mm, apex acuminate. Sepals in 2 whorls; outer sepals ovate, ca. 5 × 4 mm, apex acute; inner sepals oblong-obovate, ca. 7 × 4.5 mm, rounded, obtuse. Petals obovate, ca. 7 × 4 mm, base clawed, with separate glands, apex emarginate. Stamens ca. 5 mm; anther connective prolonged, apiculate. Ovules 3 or 4. Berry purplish black, pyriform or ellipsoid, 7-9 × 5-6 mm, pruinose, style persistent. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
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Blooming months
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 1-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible 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

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

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106706-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563223
COL ID LJRF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis griffithiana Berberis subpteroclada Berberis asiatica Berberis subpteroclada var. impar Berberis griffithiana var. griffithiana

Lower taxons

Berberis griffithiana var. pallida