Berberis piperiana (Abrams) Mcminn

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

Shrubs , evergreen, 0.3-0.8 m. Stems monomorphic, without short axillary shoots. Bark of 2d-year stems brown or purple, glabrous. Bud scales 3-8 mm, deciduous. Spines absent. Leaves 5-9-foliolate; petioles 1-6 cm. Leaflet blades rather thick and ± rigid; surfaces abaxially dull, papillose, adaxially glossy, green; terminal leaflet stalked, blade 3.6-9.5 × 2-5.2 cm, 1.3-2.1 times as long as wide; lateral leaflet blades lance-elliptic to elliptic-ovate or narrowly oblong, 1(-3)-veined from base, base rounded to obtuse or truncate, margins undulate, toothed, each with 6-12 teeth 1-4 mm, tipped with spines to 1.6-2.8 × 0.2-0.3 mm, apex acute to rounded-obtuse. Inflorescences racemose, dense, 25-60-flowered, 3-10 cm; bracteoles membranous, apex obtuse or rounded. Flowers: anther filaments with distal pair of recurved lateral teeth. Berries dark blue and glaucous, oblong-ovoid, 7-10 mm, juicy, solid. 2 n = 28.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.9
Root system -
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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
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Germination treatment stratification
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Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:31520-2
WFO ID wfo-0000563696
COL ID LK43
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis piperiana Mahonia piperiana