| 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 |
No Specimen Found