Mahonia gracilis
palo amarillo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Mahonia |
Species: | M. gracilis |
Binomial name | |
Mahonia gracilis (Benth.) Fedde | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Mahonia gracilis is a plant species native to the Mexico, widely distributed from Tamaulipas to Oaxaca.[2][3]
Mahonia gracilis is a shrub. Leaves are pinnately compound with 4-7 pairs of leaflets plus a larger terminal leaflet, all lanceolate with teeth along the margins. Flowers are yellow 6-parted flowers, borne in an elongated raceme. Fruits are dark blue and egg-shaped.[2][4][5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- 1 2 Marroquín, Jorge S. 1972. Cuadernos del Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México 15: 14.
- ↑ Standley, Paul Carpenter. 1922. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(2): 272, Odostemon gracilis
- ↑ Bentham, George. 1840. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis Mexicanas 34, Berberis gracilis
- ↑ Fedde, Friedrich Karl Georg. 1901 Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 31: 95, Mahonia gracilis
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