Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Berberidaceae | Genus: Berberis | Species: Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC.( किलमोरु ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Berberis hypoleuca Lindl. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Kilmoru, Rasaunt | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Asiatic barberry | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kilmoru | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 900-2500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit oblong-ovoid to ellipsoid, ca 8 mm across, black when ripe |
| Habitat | Common in along the forest edges and scrub vegetation | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India ,Afghanistan, China,Nepal, Bhutan | Bark Details | Light brown in color |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs upto 4 m tall, stem pale-yellow, terete, spines 1-3, trifid, rarely solitary towards tip.Leaves shortly petioled, broadly obovate-elliptic, acute or obtuse and mucronate at tip, entire or distantly 2-6 spinose along margins, thickly coriaeous, finely reticulate. Inflorescence racemose or fascicled, 15-25 flowered, elongated in fruits. Flowers yellow,bracts obovoid. Sepals 6, outer broadly ovate, inner ones longer and broader. Petals 6, obovate, emarginated, glands obovate. Stamens 6, truncate, not apiculate. Ovary ellipsoid, ovules 2-5. Fruit a berry; berries oblong-ovoid to ellipsoid, across, black when ripe | Leaf Details | Leaves shortly petioled, broadly obovate-elliptic, acute or obtuse and mucronate at tip, entire or distantly 2-6 spinose along margins, thickly coriaeous, finely reticulate |
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