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Bulletin of Botanical Research ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 172-176.doi: 10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2020.02.002

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A New Understanding of the Spines in Genus Berberis: Morphology and Occurrence of Spines in Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea

MIAO Qing1, ZHAI Qiang1, QU Bo1,2, SHI Mian-Mian1, YAN Bi-Yu1, SHAO Mei-Ni1,2   

  1. 1. Bioscience and Technology College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866;
    2. Key Lab of Global Changes and Biological Invasions, Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110866
  • Received:2019-07-07 Online:2020-03-05 Published:2020-03-06
  • Supported by:
    This project was supported by National Specimen Information Infrastructure(2005DKA21401);Shenyang Young and Middle-aged Science and Technology Innovation Talents Support Project(RC170540)

Abstract: In view of the different opinions on the origin of the spines of Berberis, we studied the morphology and occurrence of the spines of Berberis by means of entity anatomy and paraffin section. The spines of Berberis descended from leaves, origins from leaf primordial, are leaf spines, not stem spines. It was clear that the spines of Berberis belong to one of the leaf metamorphosis types.

Key words: Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea, spine, origin

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