Berberis tomentosa Ruiz & Pav.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in shrub land between 3,000-3,500 m above sea level. It grows in light shade and moist soil.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses dye medicinal
Edible fruits
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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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Berberis tomentosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Berberis tomentosa world distribution map, present in Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107143-1
WFO ID wfo-0000563949
COL ID LK9T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis tomentosa