Berberis tibetensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Berberis |
Species: | B. tibetensis
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Binomial name | |
Berberis tibetensis | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
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]