Resumen

ULLOA ULLOA, Carmen; SAGASTEGUI, Abundio  y  SANCHEZ, Isidoro. Berberidaceae endemic of Peru . Rev. peru biol. [online]. 2006, vol.13, n.2, pp.171-173. ISSN 1727-9933.

The Berberidaceae are represented in Peru by 32 species in the genus Berberis (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993), most of them shrubs. Most of the 14 endemic species grow in the Mesoandean region, between 2000 and 4200 m elevation. Two of these endemic species have been reported in the Peruvian System of Protected Natural Areas.

Palabras clave : Berberidaceae; Berberis; Peru; endemism; endemic plants.

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