Berberis gagnepainii

湖北小檗 hu bei xiao bo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species: B. gagnepainii
Binomial name
Berberis gagnepainii
C.K.Schneider

Berberis gagnepainii, or Gagnepain's barberry,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, first described in 1908.[2] It is endemic to China, known from Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces.[3]

Berberis gagnepainii is a shrub up to 2 m tall. Leaves are evergreen, simple, lanceolate to elliptical. Inflorescence is a fascicle of 2-15 flowers. Berries are red and oblong.[3]

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References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Schneider, Camillo Karl. 1908. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier Ser. II. viii. 196
  3. 1 2 Flora of China, Vol. 19 Page 737 湖北小檗 hu bei xiao bo Berberis gagnepainii
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