Berberis sikkimensis

Berberis sikkimensis is a plant species native to the high Himalayas at elevations of 2000–3000 m. It is known from Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Yunnan.Flora of China v 19 p 769, Berberis sikkimensis

Berberis sikkimensis is a shrub up to 250 cm tall, with pale yellow spines up to 20 mm long on the younger twigs. Leaves are egg-shaped, up to 25 mm long, leathery, heavily whitened with a waxy layer below. Inflorescence is a panicle or raceme of up to 20 flowers. Berries are dark red, narrowly egg-shaped, up to 15 mm long.Schneider, Camillo Karl. 1905. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2 5: 453, Berberis chitria var. sikkimensisAhrendt, Leslie Walter Allen. 1942. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 80: 85, Berberis sikkimensis

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