Berberis tischleri C.K.Schneid.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

Shrubs, deciduous, 2-3 m tall. Branches blackish gray; shoots grayish yellow, sulcate, not verruculose; spines 3-fid, pale yellow, 1-2.5 cm, adaxially sulcate. Petiole 2-3 mm; leaf blade abaxially gray-green, adaxially dark green, oblong-obovate or obovate, 1.5-4.5 × 0.8-2.4 cm, thinly papery, abaxially sometimes slightly pruinose, midvein slightly raised, lateral and reticulate veins conspicuous, adaxially with flat midvein, sometimes slightly impressed, lateral and reticulate veins slightly conspicuous, base cuneate, margin entire or 2-8-spinulose-serrulate on each side, apex rounded, obtuse. Inflorescence an umbellate raceme, 4-15-flowered, 4-10 cm including peduncle 1-3 cm, glabrous; bracts lanceolate, 2-3 mm. Sepals in 2 whorls; outer sepals narrowly ovate, ca. 5 × 2 mm, apex acute; inner sepals narrowly oblong-obovate, ca. 6.3 × 3.3 mm, apex acute. Petals obovate, ca. 4 × 2 mm, base cuneate, with separate glands, apex emarginate. Stamens ca. 3.5 mm; anther connective slightly prolonged, apiculate. Ovules 3 or 4. Berry red, ovoid-oblong, 1-1.6 cm × 5-6 mm, not pruinose, apex attenuate, slightly bent; style persistent, short. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

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

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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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Productivity -

Distribution

Berberis tischleri world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107139-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563944
COL ID LK9R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis tischleri var. abbreviata Berberis tischleri