Berberis shenii explained

Berberis shenii is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1928. It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Hunan.^[1]

Taxonomy

Berberis shenii was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia shenii by Woon-Young Chun (Huan-Yong Chen, 陈焕镛).^[2] He named it in honor of Professor P.F. Shen of Sun Yatsen University in Canton (Guangzhou).^[3] 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 shenii. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242331290 Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 776 沈氏十大功劳 shen shi shi da gong lao Mahonia shenii Chun
2. 1000139-1 . Berberis shenii (Chun) Laferr. . 29 November 2023.
3. Chun (Huan-Yong Chen, 陈焕镛) . Woon-Young . Four New Ligneous Plants From Kwangtung . Journal of the Arnold Arboretum . 12 December 1928 . 9 . 4 . 127-128 . 29 November 2023 . Harvard University.
4. Web site: WFO . Berberis shenii (Chun) Laferr. . World Flora Online . 29 November 2023 . 2023.
5. Laferrière . Joseph Edward . Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae) . Botanicheskii Zhurnal . 1997 . 82 . 9 . 95–98 . 8 November 2023.