Berberis monyulensis explained

Berberis monyulensis is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae first described as a species in 1961. It is endemic to Tibet.^[1]

Taxonomy

Berberis monyulensis was initially scientifically described and named by Leslie Walter Allen Ahrendt as Mahonia monyulensis.^{[2] [3]} A paper was published by Joseph Edward Laferrière in 1997 summarizing the arguments for Mahonia being more properly classified as a synonym of Berberis included Mahonia monyulensis.^[4] As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200008400 Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 774 门隅十大功劳 men yu shi da gong lao Mahonia monyulensis Ahrendt
2. 1000123-1 . Berberis monyulensis (Ahrendt) Laferr. . 13 November 2023.
3. Ahrendt, Leslie Walter Allen. 1961. Mahonia and Berberis, a taxonomic revision. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 57(369): 303
4. Laferrière . Joseph Edward . Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae) . Botanicheskii Zhurnal . 1997 . 82 . 9 . 95–98 . 8 November 2023.