Berberis veitchii

Berberis veitchii[2] is a shrub native to western Hubei, China.[3] It was once cultivated as an ornamental in other countries, the source almost certainly being seed collected by Wilson. .[4]

Berberis veitchii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. veitchii
Binomial name
Berberis veitchii
Synonyms[1]

Berberis acuminata H.J.Veitch

Berberis veitchii is an evergreen shrub up to 150 cm tall, with yellow spines along the younger branches. Leaves are simple, lanceolate, leathery, up to 11 cm long. Flowers are yellow, born in groups of up to 10. Berries are egg-shaped, blue with a white waxy bloom, up to 10 mm long.[3][5][6]

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References
  1. The Plant List
  2. Charles Sprague Sargent. 1913. Plantae Wilsonianae an enumeration of the woody plants collected in Western China for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University during the years 1907, 1908 and 1910 by E.H. Wilson, 1: 363.
  3. Flora of China v 19 p 738
  4. Plant Database Ltd, Dublin, Ireland, Berberis veitchii Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Flora of China, vol 19. 2011.
  6. Wilson, Ernest. Aristocrats of the Garden, p. 166 (Applewood Books 2008).
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