Berberis wallichiana Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

A spiny shrub. It grows about 3 m tall. The leaves have stalks. They normally occur as 3-4 together. The leaves are oblong or sword shaped. They are divided along the edge with sharp spines. The flowers are yellow. They occur in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a berry. It is oval and deep purple when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
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

Open ground; at elevations from 2,000-3,400 metres in Nepal. Edges of Rhododendron-oak forests.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Nepal at 2000-3400 m altitude.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses dye medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Endophthalmitis (root), Hemorrhoids (root), Jaundice (root), Anti-bacterial agents (stem), Antineoplastic agents (stem), Astringents (stem), Diarrhea (stem), Dysentery (stem), Dyspepsia (stem), Endophthalmitis (stem), Hemorrhoids (stem)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
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 -

Images

Berberis wallichiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Berberis wallichiana world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Berberis wallichiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107193-1
WFO ID wfo-0000564056
COL ID LKBL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis poluninii Berberis atrovirens Berberis atroviridis Berberis wallichiana Berberis macrophylla