Berberis leptodonta
Species of shrub
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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]
| Berberis leptodonta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Berberis |
| Species: | B. leptodonta |
| Binomial name | |
| Berberis leptodonta | |
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Taxonomy
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]
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