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Published In: Deutsche Dendrologie 168. 1893. (Deut. Dendrol.) Name publication detail
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
Flower/Fruit: Fl. Per.: April June.
Type: Type: Afghanistan, Kurrum valley, between Sergal and Sikaram, 8000-10000 ft., 4. VI. 1879, Aitchison 490 (K).
Distribution: Distribution: Afghanistan and Pakistan, rare in Kashmir.
Comment/Acknowledgements: A very variable species of the arid hills of our area, especially in leaf texture and venation. Narrowness, texture and venation of leaves do not seem to be constant and reliable taxonomic characters. Berberis waziristanica Ahrendt and Berberis gambleana Ahrendt, are said to have narrower leaves than the Berberis calliobotrys Aitch. ex Koehne (s.str.), but this does not hold good, as the variation is continuous, i e. breadth length ratio being 1:2-4 (-5); the same is the case with texture, flexibility and venation. These would hardly justify even an infra-specific status under this species. Ahrendt’s (l.c. 224) key separating these 2 species is also confused, and does not tally with the descriptions.

Leaves are said to be a cure for jaundice.

Photo: Berberis calliobotrys Bien. ex Koehne (Photo)
Map Location: A-7 Chitral Dist.: Brir, 30.4.71, A. R. Beg s.n. (KUH); Bombrait, July 1954, Saeedul Haq s.n. (RAW); Bombrait, 25.7.56, A.R. Beg 1488 and 1552 (RAW); Ziarat, 2800 m, 2.6.58, J. D.A. Stainton 2563 (RAW); B-8 Kashmir, Batkoot, Pahlgam, 2200 m, 7.5.40, Ludlow & Sherriff 7601 (BM); C-6 Kurrum valley, Parachinar, 2000 m, 25.7.58, R. R. Stewart 28032 (RAW); Shalizan hills, shrub 1.25 m tall, fls. yellow, 12.5.74, M. Qaiser 6000 (KUH); Zeran, near Parachinar, fruiting, 13.5.74, M. Qaiser 6030 (KUH); N. Waziristan, 5 miles from Razmak on way to Miram Shah, shurb 60 cm tall, 19.5.74, M. Qaiser 6243 and 6244 (KUH); Peshawar Dist.: Darpirtirah, 21.6.68, Nasib Khan s.n. (PPFI-B); D-4 Quetta Dist.: Quetta, Shigar, 2800 m, 4.6.56, A. Jalis 17a and 106 (RAW); Sibi Dist.: Ziarat, stony hills, 24.6.57, S. M. H. ,Jafri & K. Akbar 2129 (HJ); Zandra, Ziarat, fruits dark-scarlet, 25.6.57, Jafri & Akbar 2210 (KUH); 7 miles from Ziarat on way to Loralai, heavily infected and covered below with acidial cups, 26.6.57, Jafri & Akbar 2249 (HJ); Ziarat, called ‘Khar Zarulq’ 7.7.59, A. H. Khan B 12 (RAW, KUH); near Khandi, Ziarat, 9.9.63, M. Qaiser 120 (KUH); Ziarat, Juniper tract, M. Nath 2311 (partly) (KUH); A.H. Khan S. 219 (PPFI-B); F. Schmid 145 (RAW); D-5 Zhob Dist.: Fort Sandeman, c. 30 miles away, Shinghar, erect shrub, 180 m tall, 14.6.70, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 1579 (KUH).

 

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Shrub, 1-2 m tall, glabrous; stems red-brown to pale-brown, sulcate; internodes usually 1-2 cm long; spines usually 3-fid, 1-2 cm long. Leaves very variable, oblanceolate to oblong-obovate, 10-35 mm long, (2-) 4-12 mm broad, sessile to subsessile (petiole sometimes up to 5 mm long), mostly entire, rarely 1-4-spinose-serrulate, green, rarely somewhat whitish beneath, epapillose, conspicuously to faintly veined, often reticulate, coriaceous to flexible, acute to subobtuse, usually minutely spine-tipped at apex. Racemes (2-)5-10-flowered, subfascicled or racemose-fascicled, 1-3 cm long, often somewhat reflexed in fruit, including 1-10 mm long peduncle. Flowers 6-8 mm across, yellow; pedicels 5-12 mm long, glabrous. Outer sepals c. 4 mm long, 2(-2.5) mm broad; inner sepals c. 6 mm long, 4(-4.5) mm broad. Petals 5.5 (-6) mm long, 3 mm broad, obovate. Stamens c. 4 mm long with truncate apices. Ovules 2. Berries globose-ovoid to somewhat obovoid, black, pruinose to subpruinose whitish, (5-)6-8(-9) mm long, 4-5(-6) mm broad, including 1-1.5 mm long, conspicuous style; seeds 2, 3-5 mm long, 2-2.5 mm broad.
 
 
 
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