Berberis valdiviana is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae. It is an evergreen shrub endemic to Chile, where it is locally known as clen or espina en cruz. It is distributed between the Santiago Metropolitan and Los Ríos regions.[2] The Latin specific name valdiviana refers to the Valdivia Province of Chile.[3] It has simple, dark green, pointed leaves, glossy on the upper surfaces, up to 8.5 cm (3.3 in) long. The flowers, which appear in May, are grouped in hanging racemes. Individual flowers are orange, 5–8 mm (0.2–0.3 in) across, and are followed by purplish fruits. It is grown as an ornamental plant, but is not suitable for colder regions.[4]
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| In cultivation at Gothenburg Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. valdiviana
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B. valdiviana var. gracilifolia[1] | |
In cultivation in the UK, where it eventually reaches a size of 4 metres (13 ft) tall and broad, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5] It is hardy in the UK down to −15 °C (5 °F).
References edit
- ^ Landrum, Leslie R. (1999), "Revision of Berberis (Berberidaceae) in Chile and adjacent southern Argentina", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 86 (4): 793–832, JSTOR 2666170
- ^ Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro (2018). "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ^ Tournay, Frédéric, "Berberis valdiviana Phil.", The Plant Kaleidoscope, Dept. of Systematic Botany and Ecology, University of Ulm, retrieved 2012-05-03
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Berberis valdiviana". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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