Berberis alpicola is a shrub endemic to Taiwan. It grows high in the mountains at elevations of approximately 3600 m.Flora of China v 19 p 729
Berberis alpicola is an evergreen shrub up to 130 cm tall, with spines along the twigs. Leaves are elliptical, up to 25 mm long, shiny on both surfaces but a bit lighter shade of green below. Flowers are solitary. Berries are ellipsoid, nearly black, up to 10 mm long.Schneider, Camillo Karl. 1939. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 46(1168–1170): 253.
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