Berberis holstii
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Berberis holstii Ahrendt
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Berberis holstii is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1895.[1] It is the only known species of Berberis endemic to Africa, reported from Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Malawi.[2][3]
References
- ^ Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf. 1895. Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas C: 181
- ^ Tropicos, specimen list for Berberis holstii Engl.
- ^ Maliwichi-Nyirenda, Cecilia Promise, Lucy Lynn Malawichi, Miguel Franco. 2011. Medicinal uses of Berberis holstii Engl. (Berberidaceae) in Malawi, the only African endemic barberry. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 5(8):1367-1373