Berberis weixinensis S.Y.Bao

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Berberis

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, 1-2 m tall. Branches blackish gray, angulate; spines 3-fid, 5-7 mm, slender. Leaves subsessile; leaf blade abaxially yellow-green, adaxially olivaceous when dry, lanceolate, 10-17 × 2-2.5 cm, leathery, abaxially not pruinose, midvein raised, adaxially with slightly impressed midvein, lateral veins 14-16 pairs, both surfaces with conspicuous reticulate veins, base cuneate, margin flat, 10-25-spinose-serrate on each side, apex acuminate. Flowers unknown. Infructescence with 4-8-fascicled berries; fruit stalk 2-2.5 cm glabrous; berry ellipsoid, 5-6 × 4-5 mm, blue pruinose, style not persistent; seeds 2. Fl. unknown, fr. Jun-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Environment

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 60 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 18
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Distribution

Berberis weixinensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:905749-1
WFO ID wfo-0000564077
COL ID LKBX
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Berberis weixinensis