Berberis lutea Ruiz & Pav.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rocky soils in woodlands, at elevations usually in excess of 3,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Berberis lutea world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Conservation status

Berberis lutea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106862-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563479
COL ID LJWY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis lutea Berberis conferta Berberis conferta var. hypopyrrantha Berberis conferta var. karsteniana Berberis conferta var. typica Berberis lutea var. conferta