Berberis bracteolata explained

Berberis bracteolata is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1917. It is endemic to China, known from Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces.^[1]

Taxonomy

Berberis bracteolata was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia bracteolata by Hisayoshi Takeda.^{[2] [3]} In 1997 a paper was published by Joseph Edward Laferrière arguing for moving it and other species out of genus Mahonia to genus Berberis that has since become the most commonly acceptedclassification.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200008387 Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 773 鹤庆十大功劳 he qing shi da gong lao Mahonia bracteolata Takeda
2. 1000083-1 . Berberis bracteolata (Takeda) Laferr. . 7 November 2023.
3. Takeda, Notes of the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh 6: 228. 1917.
4. Laferrière . Joseph Edward . Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae) . Botanicheskii Zhurnal . 1997 . 82 . 9 . 95–96 . 7 November 2023.