Gurcharan Singh
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to Pankaj Kumar, Muthu Karthick, manudev madhavan, indiantreepix
Muthu ji
All species of Mahonia are technically shrubs with more than one stems from ground level, and no main trunk. However, it is not uncommon to see smaller stems cut away or die to give the plant appearance of a tree (I have seen this in several gardens). FBI reports than B. nepalensis (now correctly napaulensis) to reach a height of up to 20 ft.
I don't think there is any species of Mahonia (some again merge it with Berberis) with even pinnate leaves. All are to my knowledge odd-pinnate with terminal leaflet.
The toss is between M. napaulensis and M. bealei. Even FBI mentions that probably they are not different. It is, however, understood that recent treatments recognise them independent. I would go with M. bealei, because M. napaulensis is a plant of Himalyan region. It would be useful, if any friend is able to dish out the differences between the two species.
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