Berberis quindiuensis

Berberis quindiuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Berberidaceae
Genus:Berberis
Species: B. quindiuensis
Binomial name
Berberis quindiuensis
Kunth ex DC. 1821
Synonyms

B. chocontana
B. nitida
B. muiscarum

Berberis quindiuensis is a shrub in the family of Berberidaceae described as a species by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1821.[1] It is native to the Boyacá department of Colombia.[2]

Etymology and habitat

The fruit-bearing[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kunth, Karl Sigismund, Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1821. Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 2: 13
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Berberis quindiuensis Kunth ex DC.
  3. ↑ Berberis quiduensis - fruit-bearing - accessed 06-05-2016
  4. ↑ Berberis quinduensis - synonyms - Catalogue of Life - accessed 06-05-2016


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