Berberis leptodonta is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae, first described in 1938. It is endemic to China, found in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. leptodonta
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| Berberis leptodonta | |
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Taxonomy edit
Berberis leptodonta was initially scientifically described and named by François Gagnepain as Mahonia leptodonta in 1938.[1][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 leptodonta. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[1][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Berberis leptodonta (Gagnep.) Laferr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 778 细齿十大功劳 xi chi shi da gong lao Mahonia leptodonta Gagnepain
- ^ Gagnepain, François. 1938. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 85: 166
- ^ Laferrière, Joseph Edward (1997). "Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae)". Botanicheskii Zhurnal. 82 (9): 95–97. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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