Berberis breviracema

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Berberis breviracema
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. breviracema
Binomial name
Berberis breviracema
(Y.S.Wang & P.K.Hsiao) Laferr.
Synonyms [1]
  • Mahonia breviracema Y.S.Wang & P.G.Xiao
  • Mahonia monodens J.Y.Wu, H.N.Qin & S.Z.He

Berberis breviracema is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1985. It is endemic to China, native to Guangxi and probably Guizhou Provinces. [2]

Taxonomy

Berberis bracteolata was initially scientifically described by Yu Sheng Wang and Pei Ken Hsiao and named Mahonia breviracema. [1] [3] In 1997 a paper was published by Joseph Edward Laferrière summarizing arguments for synonymizing genus Mahonia with genus Berberis and presenting a list of correct names that has since become the most commonly accepted classification of this and other species as of 2023. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Berberis breviracema (Y.S.Wang & P.G.Xiao) Laferr". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 776 短序十大功劳 duan xu shi da gong lao Mahonia breviracema Y. S. Wang & P. K. Hsiao
  3. Y. S. Wang & P. K. Hsiao, Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 23: 309. 1985.
  4. Laferrière, Joseph Edward (1997). "Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae)". Botanicheskii Zhurnal. 82 (9): 95–96. Retrieved 7 November 2023.