Berberis BERBERIDACEAE Nandiua 



1. Berberis henryana Schneid. (R.M.240). Shrub, to 2 m.; fr. red, VHI-X.^Central 



China; locally in An. Woodland. 



2. Berberis virgetorum Schneid. ±|Oi (Tu Huang Lien; Local Coptis) (PI. W. 3:440). 

 Shrub, 1-1.5 m. high; fr. VIII. Central China; locally in Che., Ki. Brushland. 



3. Berberis thunbergii DC. <M| (Hsiao Nieh; Small Pterocarpus) (R.M.237). Shrub, 

 to lm.; fls. pale greenish yellow, IV. Japan; locally in Ku. Cultivated, orna- 

 mental. Fig. 112. 



2. Epimedium Linn. ?§¥jf M (Yin Yang Ho Shu) 

 Herbs with ternately compound lvs.\ sepals 8, petal-like; petals 4, hooded or 

 spurred; stamens 4: capsule 2-valved, few-seeded. About 10 species, in Eurasia; 

 3 in China. (Greek: epi, upon; Median, Media, applied to a plant said to grow in 

 Media.) 



Key to the Species 



Infl. paniculate : lfts. sagittate 1. E. sagittatum 



Infl. racemose: lfts. cordate-ovate, unequal at the base 2. E. macvanthum 



1. Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb. & Zucc.) Baker -/fg^H (Yin Yang Huo) (Mak. F. 

 546). Erect herb; fls. IV-V. China, Japan; locally in An., Che., Ki. Forest. 

 Fig. 113. 



2. Epimedium macranthum Morr. & Decne. (Mak. F. 545). Perennial herb; fls. 

 VI. China, Japan; locally in Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



3. Mahonia Nutt. tt$j%m (Shih Ta Kung Lao Shu) 

 Evergreen shrubs tvith pinnately compound Ivs.: brs. not spiny, but lfts. often 

 bristle-tipped: fls. yellow, in racemes; sepals 9; petals 6: fr. a berry, usually dark 

 blue and bloomy. About 50 species; 20 in China. (After Bernard M'Mahon, 1775- 

 1816, American horticulturist.) 



Key to the Species 



Lfts. rounded or truncate at the base, ovate to oblong 1. M. bealii 



Lfts. cuneate at the base, lanceolate 2. M. fortunei 



1. Mahonia bealii (Fort.) Carr. ff|^-h*:3&^ (K'uo Yeh Shih Ta Kung Lao; Broad- 

 leaf Mahonia) (R.M. 225). Shrub, tolm.; fls. yellow, III. China; locally in 

 An., Ku. Brushland and cultivated, ornamental. 



2. Mahonia fortunei (Lindl.) Fedde -\-X$]% (Shih Ta Kung Lao; Ten-great-virtues) 

 (R.M. 225). Shrub, to 2m.; fls. dark purple, III. China; locally in Che., Ku. 

 Cultivated, ornamental. Fig. 114. 



4. Nandina Thunb. i^^M (Nan T'ien Chu Shu) 

 Evergreen shrubs with ternately compound Ivs.: lfts. entire: fls. white, in large 

 terminal panicles; anthers opening by longitudinal slits: fr. a globular berry. One 

 species. (The Japanese name.) 



1. Nandina domestica Thunb. Heavenly Bamboo WlJift (Nan T'ien Chu; Southern 

 Nandina) (R.M. 223). Shrub, 1-2 m. high; fls. white, VII; fr. red, X-XI; Ivs. 

 3 x pinnately compound. Central China to Japan; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. 

 Cultivated, ornamental. Fig. 115. 



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