'.] VI. BERBERiDE^. (Hook. f. & Thomsi) 111 



Plant. As. Ear. iii. t. 243; Cat. 1478; E.f. & T.Fl. Ind.%1f). B. asiatica, 

 Qrif. Ic. n. Ind.Or. iv. t. 1648. 



Tempekate Himalaya in forests, alt. 8-10,00U ft., from Nipal, WaUich, to Bhotan, 

 Oriffith ; Kbasia hills, alt. 5-6000 ft. 



Vae. 1. atroviridis {spi Wall, mss.); branches angular, leaves lJ-4 in. lanceolate 

 or narrow- otovate, berries black-purple shining. B. Wallichiana, DO. I.e. — Nipal to 

 (Bhotan. 



Vae. 2. microcwrpa ; brancbes .nngled or deeply grooved, leaves as in Var. 1, but 

 smaller and sometimes quite entire, berries \ in. elliptic-oblong, style short, stigma 

 small. — Khasia bills. 



Vak. 3. latifolia; leaves 1-2 in. broadly obovate or elliptic-dblong, flowers as in 

 Var. 1.— Skirts of woods, alt. 8-10,000 ft. in Sikkim. 



Vae. 4. pallida ; leaves 2-3 in. narrow lanceolate spinuloae pale and glaucous 

 beneatb, fascicles few-flowered. — Bhotan, Griffith. 



8. B. lusi^nis, E.f. & T.Fl. Ind. 226; erect, spines very few, leaves 

 evergreen large solitary or geminate elliptic or linear-lanceolate shining on 

 both surfaces spinous toothed, pedicels short thick, berries ovoid, stigma 



Humid forests of the Easteen Himalaya, alt. 7-10,000 ft.; from E. Nipal, H.f., 

 to Bhotan, Griffith. 



A beautiful holly-like bush, 4-6 ft. Leaves 3-7 in., rather remote ; petiole short. 

 Flowers 3-20 in a fascicle, golden-yellow; pedicels 4-1 in., curved. Petals 2-fid. 

 Berries J in., black. 



9. B. ulicina, H.f. & T. Fl. Ind. 227 ; glaucous, robust densely spiny, 

 leaves fascicled pungent margins thickened, pedicels very short, berries 

 9maU, stigma sessile. 



Westeen Tibet; stony dry places in Nubra, alt. 14-16,000 fl., T. T. 



A small shrub, 1-2 ft. ; branches short, -stout ; spines stout, rigid, base dilated. 

 Leaves \ in., rigidly coriaceous, crowded, 1-2-toothed on each side. Flowers \ in. 

 diam., orange-yellow, densely crowded. Fetalg 2-fid. Ovary obscurely glandular, 

 ;4-ovuled. .BeJTi/black, glaucous. 



*** Fedundes solitary {rardy 2-3), 1-flowered. 



10. B. angulosa, Wall. Cat. 1475 in part ; young shoots puberulous, 

 "leaves small dbovate or obovate-lanceolate puberulous, margins thickened, 

 peduncle exceeding the leaves stout curved, outer sepals equalling the 

 inner, berries broad pendulous. 



Tempeeate Himalaya, Nipal, WaUich; Sikkim, alt. 11-13,000 ft., FC.f. 



A shrub, 4.ft. ; branches strict leafy; spines 3-5-fid. Leaves^ 1-14 iu., fascicled, 

 thin, coriaceous, usually quite entire, opaque above, rather shining beneath ; nerves 

 sabparallel. Flowers rather large. Outer sepals broad. Fetals entire. Berries 

 J-4 in., globose or broad oblong, red, 5-7-6eeded, edible ; stigma sessile or style short ; 

 .peduncle stout, curved. 



11. B. macrosepala, H.f. in£ot.Mag.t.474A; erect or prostrate, gla- 

 brous, leaves obovate-oblong coarsely spinulose-toothed, margins thickened, 

 peduncle ' slender, outer sepals equalling the inner, berries large ovoid. 

 E.f. & T. Fl. Ind. 228. 



Interior of the Sikkim Himalaya, alt. 12-13,000 ft., H.f. 



A small shrub, 2-4 ft. ; branches spreading ; spines slender, equalling the leaves. 

 Leaves fascicled, 4-1 in., usually glaucous beneath. Flowers rather large, peduncle 

 ■curved, glabrous. Berries \-\ ™-7 ''^'^i 6-10-seeded ; stigma sessile. 



12. B. concinna, E.f. in Bot. Mag. t. 4744 ; prostrate, much branched, 

 branches slender red glabrous, leaves small obovate spiuous-toothed white 



