skyer pa

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སྐྱེར་པ
barberry plant and wood from which yellow dye is extracted, yellow plant, berberis aristata, indian barberry, prickly bush, berberis asiatica, kind of barberry [JV]

1) barbery. 2) turmeric. 3) yellow sandal [RY]

1) barberry; 2) turmeric; 3) yellow sandal [IW]

(med) Barberries
Synonyms : pa la ta ka, dhi sha ri, dzi byed ta, ha ri ta, dha' tu, ha la dha', gser shing, tsher rnon, 'bras skyur, lpags ser, gser shun zhes, ha tsi ki, kha 'bar ba, zur ba ting, gha ku la, to hi tis, kas bya, se rgod ma (Shel gong), dug tsher (Lama 2001, Molvray 1988)
Sanskrit : dāru haridrā (Dash 1989)
skyer pa se rgod dug sdud chu ser sel / zhes pa'i / skyer pa ni / lcags phreng las / skyer pa bsil la rtsub pas dug dang chu ser 'don / zhes dang / dpag bsam ljon par / skyer shun 'khru ba gcod pa dang / tshad rnying chu ser rnying pa sel / khandas grang sogs nad kun 'joms / zhes so / ming / pa la ta ka / dhi sha ri / dzi byed ta / ha ri ta / dha' tu / ha la dha' / gser shing / tsher rnon / 'bras skyur / lpags ser / gser shun zhes zer / rigs dkar nag gnyis / 'khrungs dper / skyer pa'i shing ni tsher ma can / skyer pa dkar po zhes kyang bya / nyin srib gnyis ka'i mtshams su skye / pags pa dngul mdog snying po ser / me tog ser la 'bras bu dmar / ro skyur nus pas dug nad dang / rims rnying mig nad thams cad sel / zhes pas dkar po lo ma dang sdong po che / me tog ser skya phyi lpags dkar / bar zhun ser la mthug / nag po phyi lpags nag la lo sdong chung me tog ser kha che / skabs 'dir dkar po dgos / skyer nag la lhang tsher yang zer / rang byung pas / skyer pas dug sel mig la phan / gsungs so // se rgod ni /...// (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 239.1)
skyer ba'i 'bras bu ni / dkar nag rigs gnyis las / skabs 'dir skyer nag zhes pa sdong po chen po tsher ma bya snger 'dra ba'i 'bras bu dmar po ste / 'khru ba gcod // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 120)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (27_067) skyer pa (28_064) skyer pa / nye skor chu bzang (34_014) skyer pa (34_053) skyer pa'i bar shun (35_030) skyer pa. 'Jam-dpal (print p 120) skyer pa nag po, dkar po

skyer pa dkar po
1. Berberis aristata DC. (Berberidaceae) Indian barberry, Chutro, Tree turmeric (Lama 2001)
2. Berberis jamesiana Forrest & W.W.Sm. (Berberidaceae) James barberry (Wangyal 2020)
3. Berberbis lycium Royle (Berberidaceae) (Dawa 1999)

skyer pa nag po
1. Berberbis concinna Hook.f. (Berberidaceae) (Dawa 1999)
2. Berberis tsarica Ahrendt (Berberidaceae) (Wangyal 2020)
3. Berberis angulosa Wall. ex. Hook.f. & Thomson (Berberidaceae) (Boesi 2014 Dhorpatan)

skyer pa
1. Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC. (Berberidaceae) ('Phrin Las 1987) 
2. Berberbis dictyophylla Franch. (Berberidaceae) Netleaf barberry (Molvray 1988 T)
3. Berberis griffithiana C.K.Schneid. (Berberidaceae) ('Phrin Las 1987)
4. Berberis napaulensis (DC.) Spreng. (Berberidaceae) Nepal mahonia (Wangchuk 2011 Bhutan). Reported name skyer rgod
5. Berberis sibirica Pall. (Berberidaceae) (Molvray 1988 G,P)
6. Berberis soulieana C.K.Schneid. (Berberidaceae) ('Phrin Las 1987)
7. Berberis vulgaris L. (Berberidaceae) Common barberry (Molvray 1988 H,P,R). Cited from northern sources. Reported name star bu, usually the name for Sea buckthorn
8. Lycium chinense Mill. (Berberidaceae) Goji, Chinese boxthorn (Molvray 1988 H). Reported name skyer pa'i me tog

The Shel gong distinguishes white and black skyer pa. skyer dkar has light yellow flowers, a white bark and a thick, yellow cortex. skyer nag is smaller in leaves and stems, has a dark bark and yellow flowers.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:28, 3 March 2024 (EST)