Berberis moranensis explained

Berberis moranensis^[1] is a shrub in the genus Berberis in the family Berberidaceae. Because of its compound leaves, some botanists place it in the genus Mahonia.^[2] It is native to forested regions of the mountains of Mexico from Sinaloa and Guanajuato to Oaxaca. Berberis moranensis has thick waxy leaves, yellow flowers, and purple berries.^{[3] [4]} This species is closely related to Berberis pimana J.E. Laferr. & J.S. Marr.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/734581#page/58/mode/1up Schult. & Schult.f., Systema Vegetabilium 7: 17. 1829.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8373072#page/198/mode/1up I.M. Johnstone, Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 31: 190. 1950.
3. Marroquín, J. S. 1972. A Monographic Study of the Genus Berberis L. in Mexico, Ph.D. Thesis, Northeastern University. 1–177.
4. Marroquin, J. S. 1993. Berberidaceae. Flora de Veracruz 75: 1–16.
5. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
6. Laferrière, Joseph E., & Jorge S. Marroquín. 1990. Berberis pimana (Berberidaceae): a new species from northwestern Mexico. Madroño 37(4):283-288.