Berberis reticulinervia

Berberis reticulinervia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. reticulinervia
Binomial name
Berberis reticulinervia
(C.Y.Wu ex S.Y.Bao) Laferr. (1985)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mahonia reticulinervia C.Y.Wu ex S.Y.Bao (1987)
  • Mahonia retinervis P.K.Hsiao & Y.S.Wang (1985)

Berberis reticulinervia is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae described as a species in 1987. It is endemic to China in the Guangxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan Provinces.[2][3]

Taxonomy

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Berberis reticulinervia was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia reticulinervia by Cheng Yih Wu and Shi Ying Bao.[1] Slightly before this in 1985 Pei Ken Hsiao and Yu Sheng Wang had described and named Mahonia retinervis, however this is now generally described as a heterotypic synonym, one with a different type specimen from the one that now describes the species.[4][5][6] 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 reticulinervia. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[1][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Berberis reticulinervia (C.Y.Wu ex S.Y.Bao) Laferr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 778 网脉十大功劳 wang mai shi da gong lao Mahonia retinervis P. K. Hsiao & Y. S. Wang
  3. ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 730 芒康小檗 mang kang xiao bo Berberis reticulinervis T. S. Ying
  4. ^ WFO (2023). "Mahonia retinervis P.K.Hsiao & Y.S.Wang". World Flora Online. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ^ P.G. Xiao & Y.S. Wang. 1985. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 23(4): 310, pl. 1, f. 4
  6. ^ Tropicos, Mahonia retinervis P.G. Xiao & Y.S. Wang
  7. ^ Laferrière, Joseph Edward (1997). "Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae)". Botanicheskii Zhurnal. 82 (9): 95–98. Retrieved 8 November 2023.