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''Berberis microphylla'', common name Box-leaved Barberry and Magellan Barberry, in Spanish Calafate, is an evergreen shrub, with simple, shiny box-like leaves. The Calafate is native to southern Argentina and Chile and is a symbol of Patagonia.〔Ahrendt, L. W. A. (1961). ''Berberis'' and ''Mahonia''. A taxonomic revision. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 57(369): 1–410.〕〔Landrum, L. R. 1999 (). Revision of ''Berberis'' (Berberidaceae) in Chile and adjacent southern Argentina. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 86(4): 793–834.〕〔Hoffmann, A. (1982). Flora silvestre de Chile zona araucana. Edición 4. Ediciones Fundación Claudio Gay, Santiago, Chile. 258p.〕〔Landrum, L. R. (2003). Berberidaceae. En C. Marticorena y R. Rodríguez (), Flora de Chile Vol. 2(2), pp 1–23. Universidad de Concepción, Concepción.〕 〔Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. (1985). Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 42: 1–157.〕〔Zuloaga, F. O. (1997). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74(1–2): 1–1331.〕 The bush grows to a height of . It has many arching branches, each covered in many tripartite spines. The bush has many small yellow flowers in summer. Its edible blue-black berries are harvested for jams, but are eaten fresh too - a legend tells that anyone who eats a Calafate berry will be certain to return to Patagonia. The Calafate is grown commercially for its fruit, potential medical uses and as a garden plant or bonsai. Its wood is used to make a red dye. The cultivar ''Berberis microphylla'' 'Nana' is widely available as a garden shrub, and is also used in commercial plantings as a low spiny hedge to discourage intruders, but it does not fruit.〔Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6872 Retrieved on November 17, 2007. 〕 ''Berberis microphylla'' should not be confused with ''Mahonia microphylla'' T.S.Ying & GR.Long, native to China.〔(Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 778 小叶十大功劳 xiao ye shi da gong lao ''Mahonia microphylla'' T. S. Ying & G. R. Long )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berberis microphylla」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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