Berberis japonica R.Br.

Mahonia du Japon (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0 - 2.75
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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 c3

Environment

Light 1-7
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Ache(Back) (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hepatoma (unspecified), Knee (unspecified), Phlegm (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Tinnitus (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Enteritis (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Alexiteric (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 60 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -19
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Berberis japonica world distribution map, present in China, Japan, New Zealand, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Taiwan, Province of China, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106792-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563361
COL ID 3XJ5B
BDTFX ID 119196
INPN ID 717096
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Synonyms

Mahonia trifurca Aquifolium japonicum Berberis japonica Mahonia japonica Ilex japonica Berberis japonica var. trifurca Mahonia japonica var. gracillima