Berberidaceae
Berberis

Berberis aristata DC.

First published in Syst. Nat. 2: 8 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. Tibet and Central India. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Adhikari, B., Pendry, C.A., Pennington, R.T. & Milne, R.I. (2012). A revision of Berberis s.s. (Berberidaceae) in Nepal. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69: 477-522.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1984). Flora of Bhutan 1(2): 189-462. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Harber, J. (2020). The Berberis of China and Vietnam: A Revision: 1-359. Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
  • Kumar, A. & Khanna, K.K. (2010). Five Angiosperms new for the flora of Madhya Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 626-629.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Adhikari, B., Pendry, C.A., Pennington, R.T. & Milne, R.I. (2012). A revision of Berberis s.s. (Berberidaceae) in Nepal. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 69: 477-522.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Harber, J. (2020). The Berberis of China and Vietnam: A Revision: 1-359. Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 26, 1906 Brandis, D. [746] India K000644847 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 26, 1906 Brandis, D. [746] India K000644848 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 26, 1906 Brandis, D. [s.n.] India K000644850 Type Yes
Brandis, D. [746] India K000644849 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113178 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4329A] K001325893 Syntype Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113171 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113176 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113172 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113174 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1474] Nepal K001113170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113179 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113173 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1474] India K001113177 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1941 Gamble, J.S. [24405] Berberis chitria K001325890 Syntype Yes
Oct 28, 1941 Stewart, R.R. [2459] Berberis chitria K001325889 Syntype Yes
Oct 28, 1941 Gamble J.S. [5946A] Berberis chitria K001325892 Syntype Yes
Oct 28, 1941 Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India Berberis chitria K000639718 Yes
May 26, 1930 Collett [s.n.] Berberis chitria K001325894 Syntype Yes
Apr 26, 1906 Wallich [1474(1A)] Nepal Berberis chitria K000639716 Yes
Apr 26, 1906 Wallich [1474 (1B)] Nepal Berberis chitria K000639717 Yes
Rich, H.H. [2 B32] Berberis chitria K001325888 Syntype Yes
J. D. H. [s.n.] India Berberis sikkimensis K000077367 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0