Berberis macrosepala
Hook.f. & Thomson
BerberidaceaeFlowers
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In Northeastern India it grows between 2,400-2,500 m above sea level.
Asia, India, Nepal, Northeastern India,
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 temperate shrub in the Berberidaceae family found in Northeastern India at elevations of 2,400-2,500 m above sea level.
Names & Synonyms
Kanchan
Berberis everestiana var. ventosa AhrendtBerberis ludlowii var. sakdenensis Ahrendtand others
References (2)
- Gautam, R. S., et al, 2020, Wild Edible Fruits of Nepal. Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 8(3): 289-304
- Tsering, J., et al, 2017, Ethnobotanical appraisal on wild edible plants used by the Monpa community of Arunchal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 16(4), October 2017, pp 626-637
