Berberis quindiuensis is a shrub in the family of Berberidaceae described as a species by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1821.Kunth, Karl Sigismund, Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1821. Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 2: 13 It is native to the Boyacá department of Colombia.Tropicos, Berberis quindiuensis Kunth ex DC.
Etymology and habitat The fruit-bearingBerberis quiduensis - fruit-bearing - accessed 06-05-2016 fern is named after the department Quindío where the plant has been found. Synonyms for B. quinduensis are B. chocontana, B. nitida and B. muiscarum, named after the Muisca who inhabited the highlands of Colombia (Altiplano Cundiboyacense). The fern also has been discovered in Tolima.Berberis quinduensis - synonyms - Catalogue of Life - accessed 06-05-2016
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