Berberis elegans

Berberis elegans is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1908.^[2] It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.^[3]

Berberis elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae
Genus:	Berberis
Species:	B. elegans
Binomial name
Berberis elegans H.Lév.
Synonyms[1]
Berberis bodinieri (Gagnep.) Laferr. Berberis japonica var. trifurca (Loudon) Laferr. Berberis leveilleana (C.K.Schneid.) Laferr. Berberis qianensis X.H.Li Berberis trifurca Loudon Mahonia bodinieri Gagnep. Mahonia elegans (H.Lév.) Rehder Mahonia japonica var. trifurca (Loudon) Ahrendt Mahonia leveilleana C.K.Schneid. Mahonia trifurca (Loudon) Loudon Mahonia trifurcata Dippel

Taxonomy

As of 2023 it is usually classified as Berberis elegans, but in some sources it is still named as Mahonia bodinieri.^[1]

References

1. "Berberis elegans H.Lév". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
2. Gagnepain, François. 1908. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 55: 85
3. Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 781 小果十大功劳 xiao guo shi da gong lao Mahonia bodinieri Gagnepain