Berberis asiatica
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Berberis asiatica Roxb. ( Syn. : Berberis hypoleuca Lindl. ) Is a plant from the family of Barberry (Berberidaceae). This species wasdescribedby William Roxburgh in 1821. A non-common German name for this species is Asian barberry .
description
Berberis asiatica is a strongly branched, evergreen to evergreen shrub that reaches heights of up to 1.80 meters. The twigs are finely haired, furrowed and light or yellow-brown. The thorns are one to three parts, also light or yellow-brown and 0.5 to 0.8 inches long. The leaves sit on stems up to 0 to 1 centimeter long, are thin, obovate to ovate-elongated, pointed or truncated, with entire margins or with 2–5 teeth on each side, 2 to 7 centimeters long and 1.5 to 3 centimeters wide, rich green on the top, whitish on the underside with sharply protruding veins.
The inflorescence is 8 to 25 flowered, 2 to 5 centimeters long, elongated, and towering over the leaves. The berries are purple in color, frosted and have a distinct style. They contain four to six seeds.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.
Occurrence
Berberis asiatica comes from the Eastern Himalayas and occurs there at altitudes up to 2000 meters above sea level.
use
This non- hardy plant species is very rarely used as a hedge and ornamental shrub.
literature
- Camillo Karl Schneider : Illustrated manual of hardwood science , 1906 to 1912, Verlag Gustav Fischer, Jena
- Georg Tischler : The Berberidaceae and Podophyllaceen. Attempt of a morphological-biological monograph. , published in Botanical Yearbooks for Systematics, Plant History and Plant Geography, edited by A. Engler, Volume 31, 1902, published by Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berberis asiatica at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis