Berberis paucijuga is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae described as a species in 1987. It is endemic to the province of Yunnan in southwestern China.[1]
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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. paucijuga
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Taxonomy edit
Berberis paucijuga was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia paucijuga by Wu Zhengyi however there were problems with description and it was corrected by Shi Ying Bao and correctly published in 1987.[2][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 paucijuga. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.[2][4]
References edit
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 777 景东十大功劳 jing dong shi da gong lao Mahonia paucijuga C. Y. Wu ex S. Y. Bao
- ^ a b "Berberis paucijuga (C.Y.Wu ex S.Y.Bao) Laferr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ C.Y.Wu ex S.Y.Bao. 1987. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 25(2): 151–152, pl. 2
- ^ 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.
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