Family · Other eudicots
Berberidaceae
Barberry, mahonia, mayapple
Barberry family: shrubs and herbs often with yellow wood and alkaloids; flower parts typically in whorls of three.
- Accepted species
- 739accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 13accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈42 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Berberis (barberry)
- Mahonia (Oregon grape)
- Podophyllum (mayapple)
- Epimedium
Genera
Berberis622 spp.
Epimedium70 spp.
Podophyllum17 spp.
Gymnospermium11 spp.
Leontice4 spp.
Achlys3 spp.
Caulophyllum3 spp.
Vancouveria3 spp.
Bongardia2 spp.
Jeffersonia1 spp.
Nandina1 spp.
Plagiorhegma1 spp.
Ranzania1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate453
- Southern America143
- Asia-Tropical124
- Northern America56
- Europe12
- Africa6
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Berberidaceae sits in the order Ranunculales.