A review on Berberis species reported from Gilgit-Baltistan and Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan.

Tika Khan; Imtiaz Ahmed Khan; Abdul Rehman

A review on Berberis species reported from Gilgit-Baltistan and Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan.

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Tika Khan, Imtiaz Ahmed Khan, Abdul Rehman

abstract
Genus Berberis is medicinally, ecologically, commercially and ethnobotanically important yellow woody plants. There are two subspecies of Berberis pseudumbellata Parker found in Gilgit-Baltistan, however, since 1935 more than 33 researchers have reported fourteen (14) Berberis species and subspecies. Species found exhibit close morphological similarity. This review is compiled for the first time and will help researchers to overcome ongoing confusion during filed based discrimination. Berberis pseudumbellata Parker subsp. gilgitica is endemic to Gilgit-Baltistan and has become critically endangered.

Light green areas show the locations of Berberis reports since 1935 from Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly called Northern Areas of Pakistan). Map created using Google Earth and Paint features in MS office 2010 by the first author.

Fig.: Light green areas show the locations of Berberis reports since 1935 from Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly called Northern Areas of Pakistan). Map created using Google Earth and Paint features in MS office 2010 by the first author.

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Tika Khan, Imtiaz Ahmed Khan, Abdul Rehman. A review on Berberis species reported from Gilgit-Baltistan and Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan.. J Med Plants Stud 2015;3(1):16-20.

2015, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Part A

A review on Berberis species reported from Gilgit-Baltistan and Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan.

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