Biology:Berberis tibetensis

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Short description: Species of shrub

Berberis tibetensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. tibetensis
Binomial name
Berberis tibetensis
Laferr.
Synonyms
  • Mahonia taronensis Hand.-Mazz. (1923 publ. 1924)

Berberis tibetensis is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae described as a species in 1923. It is endemic to China , found in Tibet and Yunnan.[1]

Taxonomy

Berberis tibetensis was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia taronensis by Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti.[2][3] Because of its previous name it was sometimes confused with Berberis taronensis, a different species, also native to Yunnan and Tibet.[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 tibetensis. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[2][5][6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17794772 entry