Berberis aetnensis

Berberis aetnensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species: B. aetnensis
Binomial name
Berberis aetnensis
C.Presl
Synonyms[1]
  • Berberis vulgaris subsp. aetnensis (C. Presl) Rouy & Foucaud
  • Berberis vulgaris var. aetnensis (C. Presl) Hook. f. & Thomson

Berberis aetnensis is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1826.[2][1] It is native to southern Italy (Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia) and the former Yugoslavia. The species is named for Mt. Etna in Sicily.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Berberis aetnensis C.Presl
  2. ↑ Presl, Carl Bořivoj. 1826. Flora Sichuanica 28
  3. ↑ Alterrvista Flora Italiana, Crespino dell'Etna, Berberis aetnensis Presl includes photos and distribution maps
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