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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. tibetensis
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Taxonomy
editBerberis 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
edit- ^ Flora of China, Vol. 19 Page 775 独龙十大功劳 du long shi da gong lao Mahonia taronensis Handel-Mazzetti
- ^ a b "Berberis tibetensis Laferr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Handel-Mazzetti, Heinrich Raphael Eduard von. (1923). "Plantae novae Sinenses". Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien (in German and Latin). 40. Vienna: 181–182. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Berberis taronensis". Flora of China @ efloras.org. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ WFO (2023). "Berberis tibetensis Laferr". World Flora Online. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
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