Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Ranunculales

Berberidaceae - Berberis family

Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.

Description of the family

Herbs or shrubs, sometimes spiny (Berberis). Leaves alternate, simple or compound. Inflorescence a raceme or flowers solitary; flowers actinomorphic, bisexual. Sepals and petals overlapping in 2 or more rows; petals often modified to nectaries. Anthers opening by 2 apical hinged valves. Ovary superior, 1-locular. Fruit a berry or capsule.

Worldwide: 15 genera and 680 species in northern tempeate regions to tropical mountains.

Malawi: 1 genus and 1 taxon.

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Genus	Content
Berberis L.	Description

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Flora of Zambia: Berberidaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Berberidaceae

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Berberidaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Berberidaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Berberidaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Berberidaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Berberidaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Berberidaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Berberidaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Berberidaceae
Wikipedia: Berberidaceae
Plants of the World Online: Berberidaceae
Tropicos: Berberidaceae