Biology:Berberis sheridaniana

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Short description: Species of shrub

Berberis sheridaniana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. sheridaniana
Binomial name
Berberis sheridaniana
(C.K.Schneid.) Laferr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Mahonia huiliensis Berberis fargesii
  • (Takeda) Laferr. (1997) (Hand.-Mazz.) Laferr. (1997)
  • Hand.-Mazz. (1931) Mahonia sheridaniana
  • Mahonia fargesii C.K.Schneid. (1913)
  • Berberis huiliensis Takeda (1917)

Berberis sheridaniana is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1913. It is endemic to China , found in the provinces of Hubei and Sichuan.[2]

Taxonomy

Berberis sheridaniana was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia sheridaniana by Camillo Karl Schneider.[1] He named it named in honor of "Dr. W.R. Sheridan, formerly of the American Methodist Mission Hospital in Chengtu" (Chengdu, 成都市)[3] This is most likely an error for Dr. W.J. Sheridan, of the Canadian Methodist Mission Hospital in Chengtu.[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 sheridaniana. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[1][5][6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17792690 entry