Berberis sheridaniana is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1913. It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Hubei and Sichuan.[2]
| Berberis sheridaniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. sheridaniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Berberis sheridaniana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy
Berberis sheridaniana was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia sheridaniana by Camillo Karl Schneider.[1] He named it named in honor of "Dr. W.R. Sheridan, formerly of the American Methodist Mission Hospital in Chengtu" (Chengdu, 成都市)[3] This is most likely an error for Dr. W.J. Sheridan, of the Canadian Methodist Mission Hospital in Chengtu.[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 sheridaniana. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[1][5][6]
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