Berberis subimbricata is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1948. It is endemic to China, known from Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces.[1]

Berberis subimbricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. subimbricata
Binomial name
Berberis subimbricata
(Chun & F.Chun) Laferr.
Synonyms
  • Mahonia subimbricata Chun & F.Chun (1948)

Taxonomy

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Berberis subimbricata was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia subimbricata by Woon Young Chun (Huan-Yong Chen, 陈焕镛, 1890–1971) and Faith Chun (Shu Chen).[2][3] 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 subimbricata. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[2][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 775 靖西十大功劳 jing xi shi da gong lao Mahonia subimbricata Chun & F. Chun
  2. ^ a b "Berberis subimbricata (Chun & F.Chun) Laferr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ Chun, Faith (13 October 1948). "Descriptions of New Chinese Plants". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 29 (4). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University [etc.]: 420–421.
  4. ^ WFO (2023). "Berberis subimbricata (Chun & F.Chun) Laferr". World Flora Online. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ 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.