Berberidopsis
Berberidopsis | |
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Berberidopsis corallina, Illustration. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Berberidopsidales |
Family: | Berberidopsidaceae |
Genus: | Berberidopsis Hook.f. |
species | |
See text. |
Species
Berberidopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the small family Berberidopsidaceae. It consists of two species:
- Berberidopsis beckleri - montane tape vine, of Australia.
- Berberidopsis corallina - coral plant of Chile, a threatened woody vine, locally known as voqui fuco. Its stems are used in traditional basketry by southern Mapuche people.
External links
- Pictures of Berberidopsis corallina in Chile.
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