mahonia leschenaultii

Mahonia leschenaultii is a plant that belongs to the genus Mahonia. It is indigenous to the temperate and subtropical regions of the Indian sub-continent: Nepal, the Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, Khasi Hills and the Nilgiri Mountains. In the Nilgiris, it is of religious and medicinal importance to the native Toda people, who call it Thovari.

Mahonia leschenaultii is a shrub (although occasionally it may grow into a tree) reaching no more than 6 metres (20 ft) high. Leaves are oblong and have glossy ...