Berberis shenii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. shenii
Binomial name
Berberis shenii
(Chun) Laferr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Mahonia shenii Chun (1928)

Berberis shenii is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1928. It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Hunan.[2]

Taxonomy

Berberis shenii was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia shenii by Woon-Young Chun (Huan-Yong Chen, 陈焕镛).[1] He named it in honor of Professor P.F. Shen of Sun Yatsen University in Canton (Guangzhou).[3] 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 shenii. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[1][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Berberis shenii (Chun) Laferr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 776 沈氏十大功劳 shen shi shi da gong lao Mahonia shenii Chun
  3. ↑ Chun (Huan-Yong Chen, 陈焕镛), Woon-Young (12 December 1928). "Four New Ligneous Plants From Kwangtung". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Harvard University. 9 (4): 127–128. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ↑ WFO (2023). "Berberis shenii (Chun) Laferr". World Flora Online. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ 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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