Berberis hancockiana explained

Berberis hancockiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, first described in 1917. It is endemic to Yunnan Province in southwestern China.^[1]

Taxonomy

Berberis hancockiana was initially scientifically described and named by Tsun Shen Ying as Mahonia hancockiana.^{[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 Berberis hancockiana.^[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=200008396 Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 782 滇南十大功劳 dian nan shi da gong lao Mahonia hancockiana Takeda
2. 1000106-1 . Berberis hancockiana (Takeda) Laferr. . 12 November 2023.
3. Takeda, Notes of the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh. 6: 231.
4. Laferrière . Joseph Edward . Transfer of Specific and Infraspecific Taxa from Mahonia to Berberis (Berberidaceae) . Botanicheskii Zhurnal . 1997 . 82 . 9 . 95–97 . 8 November 2023.