Biology:Berberis asiatica
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| Illustration of Berberis asiatica from the book Handbuch der Laubholzkunde from 1889 by Dr. Leopold Dippel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. asiatica
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| Binomial name | |
| Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC.
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Berberis asiatica (Indian or Asian barberry), is a species of shrub, in the family Berberidaceae. It is native to the Himalayas (East and West Himalaya), India (including Himachal Pradesh region), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet.[1]
It is found in subtropical to temperate regions,[3] and at altitudes of 600–2,700 m (1,968.5–8,858.3 ft) above sea level.[4]
B. asiatica is an upright, spiny and glabrous bush. It has blood-red coloured fruit.[4]
It was first published in Syst. Nat. 2: 13 in 1821.[1] The name has been verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 2 January 2003.[5]
Its fruit has potential nutraceutical values. Extracts from the fruit possesses a potential source of polyphenolic, mainly anthocyanin compounds, which can be used for treating inflammation diseases (Neag et al. 2018).[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC.". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106433-1.
- ↑ "Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC.". https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000562803.
- ↑ Shri, K.S.; Sharma, Y.P.; Pankaj, S.; Pratima, V.; Randhawa, S.S. (2018). "Wild edible fruits of Himachal Pradesh state centre on climate change & UNEP-GEF-MoEFCC project report.". https://hpbiodiversity.gov.in/Pdf/Wild%20Edible%20Fruits%20of%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bachheti, Archana; Deepti; Bachheti, Rakesh Kumar; Singh, Anjita; Zebeaman, Meseret; Hunde, Yilma; Husen, Azamal (2023). "Bioactive constituents and health promoting compounds of underutilized fruits of the northern Himalayas of India: a review". Food Production, Processing and Nutrition 5 (24). doi:10.1186/s43014-023-00140-5.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Berberis asiatica | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?450380 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 16 October 2023 }}
- ↑ Neag, M.A.; Mocan, A.; Echeverría, J.; Pop, R.M.; Bocsan, C.I.; Crişan, G.; Buzoianu, A.D. (2018). "Berberine: Botanical occurrence, traditional uses, extraction methods, and relevance in cardiovascular, metabolic, hepatic, and renal disorders". Frontiers in Pharmacology 9: 557. doi:10.3389/fphar.2018.00557. PMID 30186157.
Other sources
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1988. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 2:114-117.
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 2000. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. First supplementary series (raw materials). New Delhi 1:135.
- Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
- Hara, H. et al. 1978–1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–2000. European garden flora.
Wikidata ☰ Q818750 entry
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