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Family: Berberidaceae	Genus: Berberis	Species: Berberis lycium Royle( कासमोडो )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Berberis lycium var. simlensis Ahrendt , Berberis lycium var. subfasciculatum Ahrendt, Berberis lycium var. subvirescens Ahrendt	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name	Darhaldi, kingore, kashmal, Rasaut	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Indian Lycium, Barberry	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Kasmodo	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Upto 2000 m	Fruit Type	Berry
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Fruit ellipsoid to ovoid, ca 9 x 5 mm, blue or black or purple, stylose
Habitat	Subtropical to Temperate zone	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	India , Nepal ,Pakistan	Bark Details	Bark greyish and rather deeply furrowed
Distribution in Haryana	Morni-Pinjore	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Oblong
Description of Species	Shrub up to 4 m tall,stem pale, terete or subsulcate, glabrous or pubescent,spines 6 – 20 mm long, subterete, 3 – fid. Leaves subsessile, oblanceolate to ovate, 1.5 – 4.5 x 0.5 – 1.5 cm, attenuate at base, acute mucronate at apex, entire or 2 – 4 spinulose along margins. Inflorescences racemose or subfascicled, 5 – 20 flowered. Sepals in three whorls, outer ones ovate, obtuse, innermost obovate. Petals obovate, emarginated with acute lobes, glands separate. Stamens 6, apiculate. Ovules (3)4, shortly stipitate. Berries ellipsoid to ovoid, ca 9 x 5 mm, blue or black or purple, stylose	Leaf Details	Leaves subsessile, oblanceolate to ovate, 1.5 – 4.5 x 0.5 – 1.5 cm, attenuate at base, acute mucronate at apex, entire or 2 – 4 spinulose along margins

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