Berberis incerta

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Berberis incerta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. incerta
Binomial name
Berberis incerta
(Fedde) Marroq.
Synonyms
  • Mahonia incerta Fedde (1901)
  • Odostemon incertus (Fedde) Standl.

Berberis incerta is a shrub described as a species in 1901. [1] [2] [3] It is endemic to eastern Mexico, known from the States of Hidalgo and Veracruz. [4]

Taxonomy

Berberis incerta was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia incerta by Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde. As part of the long running disagreement over the correct classification of species in Mahonia it was placed in Berberis by Jorge S. Marroquín in 1993. [5] In 1997 Joseph Edward Laferrière published a paper summarizing the arguments and listing the species he thought were better classified as Berberis. [6] As of 2023 Berberis eutriphylla is the most widely used name for this species, though debate continues. [5] [7]

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References

  1. Fedde, Friedrich Karl Georg. 1901. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 31: 93-94 description in Latin, commentary in German
  2. Standley, Paul Carpenter. 1922. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(2): 272.
  3. Marroquin, Jorge S. 1993. Berberidaceae. Flora de Veracruz 75: 1–16.
  4. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico D.F.
  5. 1 2 "Berberis incerta (Fedde) Marroq". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 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.
  7. WFO (2023). "Berberis incerta (Fedde) Marroq". World Flora Online. Retrieved 9 December 2023.