Berberis tibetensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. tibetensis
Binomial name
Berberis tibetensis
Synonyms

Berberis tibetensis is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae described as a species in 1923. It is endemic to China, found in Tibet and Yunnan.[1]

Taxonomy

Berberis tibetensis was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia taronensis by Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti.[2][3] Because of its previous name it was sometimes confused with Berberis taronensis, a different species, also native to Yunnan and Tibet.[4]

A paper published by Joseph Edward Laferrière in 1997 summarized the arguments for Mahonia being more properly classified as a synonym of Berberis renaming it Berberis tibetensis. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[2][5][6]

References

  1. Flora of China, Vol. 19 Page 775 独龙十大功劳 du long shi da gong lao Mahonia taronensis Handel-Mazzetti
  2. 1 2 "Berberis tibetensis Laferr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. Handel-Mazzetti, Heinrich Raphael Eduard von. (1923). "Plantae novae Sinenses". Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien (in German and Latin). Vienna. 40: 181–182. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. "Berberis taronensis". Flora of China @ efloras.org. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. WFO (2023). "Berberis tibetensis Laferr". World Flora Online. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. Laferrière, Joseph Edward (1997). "Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae)". Botanicheskii Zhurnal. 82 (9): 95–98. Retrieved 8 November 2023.


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