Vasilis Teodoridis:
96. Berberis dictyophylla Franchet; Pl. Delavay. 39. 1889.
??? ci hong zhu
Shrubs; deciduous; 1–2.5 m tall. Mature stems purplish
red; subterete; pruinose or not; spines 3-fid; sometimes simple;
pale yellow or yellow-brown; 1–3 cm. Petiole almost absent;
leaf blade abaxially gray-green; adaxially dull green; obovate;
oblong; or elliptic; 1–3.5 x 1.5–1.8(–2) cm; papery; abaxially
white pruinose or not; both surfaces with lateral and reticulate
veins; abaxially raised; base cuneate; margin entire; apex
rounded. Inflorescence 1-flowered; flowers pale or deep yellow.
Pedicel 6–15 mm; sometimes pruinose. Sepals in 2 whorls;
outer sepals linear-oblong or ovate; ca. 6 x 2.5 mm; inner sepals
oblong-elliptic or obovate; 8–9 x ca. 4 mm. Petals narrowly
obovate; ca. 8 x 3–6 mm; base clawed; glands widely separated;
apex entire. Stamens 4.5–5 mm; anther connective slightly prolonged;
shortly apiculate. Ovules 3 or 4. Berry red; pruinose;
ovoid; 9–14 x 6–8 mm; style persistent. Fl. May–Jun; fr. Jul–
Sep.
? Mountain slopes; thickets; forest understories; river beaches;
forest margins; trailsides; streamsides; 2500–4800 m. SW and W Sichuan;
SE Xizang; NW Yunnan.
1a. Mature stems usually pruinose; leaf
blade abaxially pruinose; flowers pale
yellow ............................................... 96a. var. dictyophylla
1b. Mature stems not pruinose; leaf blade
abaxially not pruinose; flowers deep
yellow .................................................. 96b. var. epruinosa
96a. Berberis dictyophylla var. dictyophylla
???(???) ci hong zhu (yuan bian zhong)
Berberis stiebritziana C. K. Schneider.
Mature stems usually pruinose. Leaf blade abaxially pruinose.
Flowers pale yellow.
? Mountain slopes; thickets; forest understories; river beaches;
forest margins; 2500–4000 m. SW Sichuan; SE Xizang; NW Yunnan.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
96. Berberis dictyophylla Franchet; Pl. Delavay. 39. 1889.
??? ci hong zhu
Shrubs; deciduous; 1–2.5 m tall. Mature stems purplish
red; subterete; pruinose or not; spines 3-fid; sometimes simple;
pale yellow or yellow-brown; 1–3 cm. Petiole almost absent;
leaf blade abaxially gray-green; adaxially dull green; obovate;
oblong; or elliptic; 1–3.5 x 1.5–1.8(–2) cm; papery; abaxially
white pruinose or not; both surfaces with lateral and reticulate
veins; abaxially raised; base cuneate; margin entire; apex
rounded. Inflorescence 1-flowered; flowers pale or deep yellow.
Pedicel 6–15 mm; sometimes pruinose. Sepals in 2 whorls;
outer sepals linear-oblong or ovate; ca. 6 x 2.5 mm; inner sepals
oblong-elliptic or obovate; 8–9 x ca. 4 mm. Petals narrowly
obovate; ca. 8 x 3–6 mm; base clawed; glands widely separated;
apex entire. Stamens 4.5–5 mm; anther connective slightly prolonged;
shortly apiculate. Ovules 3 or 4. Berry red; pruinose;
ovoid; 9–14 x 6–8 mm; style persistent. Fl. May–Jun; fr. Jul–
Sep.
? Mountain slopes; thickets; forest understories; river beaches;
forest margins; trailsides; streamsides; 2500–4800 m. SW and W Sichuan;
SE Xizang; NW Yunnan.
1a. Mature stems usually pruinose; leaf
blade abaxially pruinose; flowers pale
yellow ............................................... 96a. var. dictyophylla
1b. Mature stems not pruinose; leaf blade
abaxially not pruinose; flowers deep
yellow .................................................. 96b. var. epruinosa
96a. Berberis dictyophylla var. dictyophylla
???(???) ci hong zhu (yuan bian zhong)
Berberis stiebritziana C. K. Schneider.
Mature stems usually pruinose. Leaf blade abaxially pruinose.
Flowers pale yellow.
? Mountain slopes; thickets; forest understories; river beaches;
forest margins; 2500–4000 m. SW Sichuan; SE Xizang; NW Yunnan.