Berberis impedita C.K.Schneid.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, 0.5-1 m tall. Branches dark gray, angulate, not verruculose; shoots pale yellow; spines absent or very weak, 3-fid, pale yellow, ca. 1 cm. Petiole 5-8 mm; leaf blade abaxially grayish green or yellowish green, adaxially dark green, elliptic, oblong, or narrowly elliptic, 4-9 × 1.8-3.5 cm, leathery, abaxially with obviously raised midvein and lateral veins, reticulate veins inconspicuous, adaxially with impressed midvein, lateral veins slightly raised, reticulate veins indistinct, base attenuate, margin 8-12-spinose-serrate on each side, apex obtuse or acute. Flowers 2-4-fascicled. Pedicels 8-18 mm; bractlets ovate, ca. 2.5 mm, apex acute. Sepals in 2 whorls; outer sepals elliptic-oblong, 3.5-4.5 × 1.8-2.5 mm; inner sepals elliptic, 5-5.5 × 3-3.5 mm, apex rounded. Petals obovate, ca. 4 × 2.5 mm, apex emarginate. Stamens ca. 3 mm; anther connective slightly thickened with 2 small teeth. Ovules 4-6. Fruit stalk often reddish. Berry black, oblong, 8-9 × 5-6 mm, not pruinose, style not persistent. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Jun-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Berberis impedita world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106772-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563319
COL ID LJTP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis impedita