Berberis chochoco[3][4] is an evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 m (30 ft) tall, in the genus Berberis, family Berberidaceae. It is native to mountainous regions of northeastern Mexico, in the states of Nuevo León, Veracruz, and San Luis Potosí.[5]
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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. chochoco
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| Binomial name | |
| Berberis chochoco | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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The evergreen leaflets are oval to oblong, 35–55 mm (1.4–2.2 in) long, shiny with conspicuous venation. Fruits are blue. Wood is yellow and used for dyeing and tanning.[6]
Taxonomy
editThe compound leaves place this species in the group sometimes segregated as the genus Mahonia.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
One obscure and long overlooked publication created a monospecific genus for this species, calling it Chrysodendron tinctorium. The same publication also erected three varieties based on minor variations in leaf shape.[1][13][14][15]
References
edit- ^ a b Laferrière, Joseph E. 1995. Proposal to reject the name Chrysodendron tinctorium (Berberidaceae). Taxon 44:634.
- ^ Tropicos Berberis chochoco
- ^ Schlechtendal, Diederich Franz Leonhard von. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 652 652 1854.
- ^ Freie Universitat Berlin, Type specimens at Herbarium Berolinense, Mahonia chochoco
- ^ Marroqín, J.S. 1972. Berberidáceas de México I. Cuadernoes del Instituto de Investigación Científica de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León 15:1-21.
- ^ Stanley, P.C. 1922. Trees and Shrubs of Mexico. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(2).
- ^ Flora of North America, vol 3
- ^ Loconte, H., & J. R. Estes. 1989. Phylogenetic systematics of Berberidaceae and Ranunculales (Magnoliidae). Systematic Botany 14:565-579.
- ^ Marroquín, Jorge S., & Joseph E. Laferrière. 1997. Transfer of specific and infraspecific taxa from Mahonia to Berberis. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 30(1):53-55.
- ^ Laferrière, Joseph E. 1997. Transfer of specific and infraspecific taxa from Mahonia to Berberis. Bot. Zhurn. 82(9):96-99.
- ^ Marroquin, J. S. 1993. Berberidaceae. Flora de Veracruz 75: 1–16.
- ^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
- ^ Terán & Berlandier. 1832. Memorias de la Comisión de Límites. Matamoros.
- ^ Berlandier, J. L. 1980 Journey to Mexico During the years 1826 to 1834. University of Texas Press, Austin.
- ^ Laferrière, Joseph E. 1995. Lectotypes of Berberis chochoco and its synonyms. Phytologia 78(3):214-216.