| Berberis lycium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. lycium |
| Binomial name | |
| Berberis lycium | |
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Berberis lycium, called the Indian lycium, Indian barberry, or boxthorn barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae. [2] It is native to mountain slopes of the northwestern part of the Indian Subcontinent. [1] A widespread species, its fruit, called kasmal, is edible and is eaten fresh, cooked, and preserved. [3]
