Berberis aetnensis

Berberis aetnensis is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae described as a species in 1826.[2][1] It is native to southern Italy (Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia) and the former Yugoslavia. The species is named for Mount Etna in Sicily.[3]

Berberis aetnensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. aetnensis
Binomial name
Berberis aetnensis
C.Presl
Synonyms[1]
  • Berberis vulgaris subsp. aetnensis (C. Presl) Rouy & Foucaud
  • Berberis vulgaris var. aetnensis (C. Presl) Hook. f. & Thomson

References
  1. Tropicos, Berberis aetnensis C.Presl
  2. Presl, Carl BoĊ™ivoj. 1826. Flora Sichuanica 28
  3. Alterrvista Flora Italiana, Crespino dell'Etna, Berberis aetnensis Presl includes photos and distribution maps
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