"Berberis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus in the family BERBERIDACEAE. The common names of Barberry or Oregon Grape are also used for MAHONIA. The similar-named Bayberry is the unrelated MYRICA. Oregon Grape was classified by Pursh as a Berberis but Nuttall claimed it is different enough to call it a new genus, MAHONIA. Botanists insist on this name while horticulturists stay with Mahonia. They are shrubs with yellow wood and usually three-branched spines at the base of leafstalks. Flowers are yellow, six-petaled and fruit is a berry with one to several seeds. Members contain BERBERINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D028142
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.125.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Berberis- Berberis
- Berberi
- Barberry
- Barberries
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