Mahonia cardiophylla is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 2001.[1] it is endemic to China, native to the provinces of Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[2] However, as of 2023 Plants of the World Online reports it as an "unplaced" species name that cannot be accepted or correctly placed as a synonym of an accepted name.[3] Similarly World Flora Online describes it as "unchecked", a species that is awaiting taxonomic scrutiny.[4]

Mahonia cardiophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Mahonia
Species:
M. cardiophylla
Binomial name
Mahonia cardiophylla
T.S.Ying & Boufford

References edit

  1. ^ T. S. Ying. 2001. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 29: 308.
  2. ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 780 宜章十大功劳 yi zhang shi da gong lao Mahonia cardiophylla T. S. Ying & Boufford
  3. ^ "Mahonia cardiophylla T.S.Ying & Boufford". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ WFO (2023). "Mahonia cardiophylla T.S.Ying & Boufford". World Flora Online. Retrieved 8 November 2023.