Berberis negeriana

Taxobox
name = "Berberis negeriana"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ranunculales
familia = Berberidaceae
genus = "Berberis"
species = "B. negeriana"
binomial = "Berberis negeriana"
binomial_authority = Tischler

"Berberis negeriana" is a species of barberry, native and endemic to an extremely small area in coastal range of Bio-Bio Region in Chile. Common name include Neger's Barberry and (Chilean Spanish) Michay de Neger.

It is an evergreen thorny shrub growing to 2-3 m tall. Its flowers are yellow. It is considered as a threatened woody shrub and only two natural populations are known, nearby the city of Concepción, Chile.

External links

* Pictures of [http://www.chilebosque.cl/shrb/bnege.html "Berberis negeriana"] and [http://www.mnhn.cl/Botanica2/_html/especie7.html further information] (Spanish).