Berberis umbellata
Wall. ex G. Don
Kilmora
BerberidaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, India, Pakistan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. The fruit are bright red when ripe. They are 10-12 mm long by 5-6 mm wide. They have several seeds.
Notes
There are about 450-500 Berberis species.
Names & Synonyms
Berberis aristata Sims
References (3)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 71
- Gen. hist. 1:116. 1831 (N. Wallich, Numer. List 40, no. 475. 1829, nom. nud.)
- Rawat, G.S., & Pangtey, Y.P.S., 1987, A Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Alpine Regions of Kumaon. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 139-147
