Berberis moranensis

Berberis moranensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae
Genus:	Berberis
Species:	B. moranensis
Binomial name
Berberis moranensis Hebenstr. & Ludw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Synonyms [2]
Berberis pinnataKunth Berberis pinnataSessé & Moc. Mahonia pinnataKunth Mahonia moranensis(Schult. & Schult.f) I.M. Johnstone Odostemon fascicularis(DC.) Abrams Mahonia fascicularisDC. Berberis fascicularis(DC.) Sims

Berberis moranensis ^[3] is a shrub in the genus Berberis in the family Berberidaceae. Because of its compound leaves, some botanists place it in the genus Mahonia . ^[4] It is native to forested regions of the mountains of Mexico from Sinaloa and Guanajuato to Oaxaca. Berberis moranensis has thick waxy leaves, yellow flowers, and purple berries. ^{[5] [6]} This species is closely related to Berberis pimana J.E. Laferr. & J.S. Marr. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. Machuca Machuca, K., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S (2023). "Berberis moranensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T126105833A173390608. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T126105833A173390608.en . Retrieved 28 February 2024.
2. Tropicos Berberis moranensis
3. Schult. & Schult.f., Systema Vegetabilium 7: 17. 1829.
4. I.M. Johnstone, Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 31: 190. 1950.
5. Marroquín, J. S. 1972. A Monographic Study of the Genus Berberis L. in Mexico, Ph.D. Thesis, Northeastern University. 1–177.
6. Marroquin, J. S. 1993. Berberidaceae. Flora de Veracruz 75: 1–16.
7. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
8. Laferrière, Joseph E., & Jorge S. Marroquín. 1990. Berberis pimana (Berberidaceae): a new species from northwestern Mexico. Madroño 37(4):283-288.