| Sikkim barberry | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. sikkimensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Berberis sikkimensis (C.K.Schneid.) Ahrendt 1942 | |
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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.
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.
References
- The Plant List
- ^ Flora of China v 19 p 769, Berberis sikkimensis
- Schneider, Camillo Karl. 1905. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2 5: 453, Berberis chitria var. sikkimensis
- Ahrendt, Leslie Walter Allen. 1942. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 80: 85, Berberis sikkimensis
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Berberis sikkimensis | |
| Berberis chitria var. sikkimensis | |