Berberis oiwakensis

阿里山十大功劳 a li shan shi da gong lao
Mahonia oiwakensis
Flowers of Mahonia oiwakensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae
Genus:	Mahonia
Species:	M. oiwakensis
Binomial name
Mahonia oiwakensis Hayata
Synonyms
Species synonymy Berberis caelicolor (S. Y. Bao) Laferr. Berberis discolorifolia (Ahrendt) Laferr. Berberis lomariifolia (Takeda) Laferr. Berberis lomariifolia var. estylis (C. Y. Wu ex S. Y. Bao) Laferr. Berberis oiwakensis (Hayata) Laferr. Mahonia alexandri C. K. Schneider Mahonia caelicolor S. Y. Bao Mahonia discolorifolia Ahrendt Mahonia hainanensis C. M. Hu, Ze X. Li & F. W. Xing Mahonia lomariifolia Takeda Mahonia lomariifolia var. estylis C. Y. Wu ex S. Y. Bao Mahonia morrisonensis Takeda

Mahonia oiwakensis is a species of plant in the Berberidaceae family. It is native to China (Taiwan, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang (Tibet) and Yunnan). It has been found at elevations up to 3800 m.

Mahonia oiwakensis is a shrub or tree up to 7 m tall. Leaves are up to 45 cm long, compound with 12-20 pairs of leaflets plus a larger terminal one, dark green above, yellow-green below. Inflorescence is a fascicled raceme up to 25 cm long. Berries are egg-shaped, dark blue, sometimes almost black, up to 8 mm long.

Sources

• Pan, F.J. 1998. Mahonia oiwakensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.