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Berberis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A plant genus in the family BERBERIDACEAE. The common names of Barberry or Oregon Grape are also used for MAHONIA. The similar-named Bayberry is the unrelated MYRICA. Oregon Grape was classified by Pursh as a Berberis but Nuttall claimed it is different enough to call it a new genus, MAHONIA. Botanists insist on this name while horticulturists stay with Mahonia. They are shrubs with yellow wood and usually three-branched spines at the base of leafstalks. Flowers are yellow, six-petaled and fruit is a berry with one to several seeds. Members contain BERBERINE.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Barberry
  • txid22774

In other languages

  • French

  • Épine-vinette
  • txid22774
  • Vinettier

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HMXHF2Q6-V

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