44. Mahonia acanthifolia Wall ex. G. Don BERBERIDACAEAE
This shrub, which has attractive, scented, yellow flowers, occurs from Uttarakhand in India to South-West China, at altitudes of 2000 to 3000 metres. The fruit is edible, the root yields a yellow dye, and the wood can be used by carpenters for inlaying. It is also used medicinally – the roots, stem, bark and wood being the source of alkaloids.
Photograph of Mahonia acanthifolia taken in the wild in Nepal (Mark Watson)
RBGE Living Collections Accession Factsheet
Accession Number:19922354
Scientific Name:Mahonia acanthifolia Wall. ex G.Don
Family:Berberidaceae
Genus:Mahonia
Epithet:acanthifolia
Collector:Long, David G. & McDermott, Siobhan. E.
Year:1992
Origin:Nepal:ridge N of Kumutsang
Elevation:2,780m
Plant:19922354A
Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/F18/Q050
Plant:19922354F
Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/N04/2/ZZF020
Plant:19922354E
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19922354D
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19922354G
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19922354C
Location:/Living Collections/Unplaced
Plant:19922354B
Location:/Living Collections/Inverleith/J04/I080