Family:
Berberidaceae Life
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Fourteen genera and 701 species (mainly north temperate, also Central and
South America, East Asia and East Africa), none of which are native in
southern Africa. However, three genera and 17
species are cultivated in the region.
Genera cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Nandina domestica (Heavenly
bamboo)
Native to China and Japan. |
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Berberis
Eleven species cultivated. |
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Mahonia
Five species cultivated. |
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