Berberis japonica

Berberis japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Berberis
Species:
B. japonica
Binomial name
Berberis japonica
Synonyms[1]
  • Aquifolium japonicum (Thunb.) Raf.
  • Berberis japonica var. gracillima (Fedde) Rehder
  • Berberis tikushiensis (Hayata) Laferr.
  • Ilex japonica Thunb.
  • Mahonia japonica (Thunb.) DC.
  • Mahonia japonica var. gracillima Fedde
  • Mahonia tikushiensis Hayata

Berberis japonica is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to Taiwan.[2] Despite the name, it is not native to Japan, though it has been known in cultivation there for centuries. The wild origins of this species have long puzzled botanists, but wild plants in Taiwan, previously known under the name Mahonia tikushiensis, appear most similar to the cultivated forms of B. japonica.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Flora of China v 19 p 781, Mahonia japonica
  3. ^ Bayton, Ross (2017). "The identity of Mahonia japonica". The Plantsman. New Series. 16 (4): 244–248.