Berberidopsis
Encyclopedia
Berberidopsis is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the small family Berberidopsidaceae
. It consists of two species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the small family Berberidopsidaceae
Berberidopsidaceae
Berberidopsidaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by only a few taxonomists: the plants involved have often been treated as belonging to family Flacourtiaceae....
. It consists of two species:
- Berberidopsis beckleri - montane tape vine, of AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. - Berberidopsis corallinaBerberidopsis corallinaBerberidopsis corallina is a species of ornamental plant.-External links:* Pictures and information of in wild* *...
- coral plantCoral plantThe following species of plants are called Coral plant:*Berberidopsis corallina*Jatropha multifida*Russelia equisetiformis...
of ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, a threatened woody vine, locally known as voqui fuco. Its stems are used in traditional basketry by southern MapucheMapucheThe Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina. They constitute a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who shared a common social, religious and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage. Their influence extended...
people.
External links
- Pictures of Berberidopsis corallina in Chile.