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Berberis chochoco

Family
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
NE. Mexico (to Veracruz)
Climate
subtropical

About

Berberis chochoco is an evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 m (30 ft) tall, in the genus Berberis, family Berberidaceae. It is native to mountainous regions of northeastern Mexico, in the states of Nuevo León, Veracruz, and San Luis Potosí.

The evergreen leaflets are oval to oblong, 35–55 mm (1.4–2.2 in) long, shiny with conspicuous venation. Fruits are blue. Wood is yellow and used for dyeing and tanning.

Other Mahonia plants

Oregon Grape · Berberis andrieuxii · Oregon Grape · Berberis bracteolata · Berberis breviracema · Berberis chiapensis · Shining Netvein Barberry · Berberis ehrenbergii · Berberis eurybracteata · Fortune Mahonia · Berberis gracilipes · Berberis hancockiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Berberis chochoco by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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