List of Berberis and Mahonia species
Berberis and Mahonia are two widespread and common members of the Berberidaceae, found in many countries.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Botanists have for many years had no consensus on the classification, some preferring to treat the group as a single genus (Berberis), while others opt to separate the two groups into distinct genera. Therefore, many species have two scientific name, one in Berberis, the other in Mahonia, each used by botanists on one side the debate.
A third generic name, Odostemon, can be found in older literature. It is considered by most authorities to be a rejected synonym for Mahonia, yet the Plant List does accept a few species in this genus.[8]
This is an old argument not likely to be resolved soon, and certainly not here on Wikipedia. Our interest is in assisting readers find the web pages on the appropriate species, despite the dual nomenclature. Below are species accepted by The Plant List as members of one genus or the other, all alphabetized by specific epithet with links to synonyms in the other genus, if such a synonym exists.[9][10]
A[]
- Berberis actinacantha
- Berberis acuminata
- Berberis aemulans
- Berberis aetnensis
- Berberis afghanica
- Berberis aggregata
- Berberis agricola
- Berberis ahrendtii
- Berberis alpicola
- Berberis amabilis
- Berberis amoena
- Berberis amplectens - Mahonia amplectens
- Berberis amurensis
- Odostemon andrieuxii - Berberis andrieuxii
- Odostemon angustifolius - Berberis angustifolia - Mahonia angustifolia
- Mahonia annamica - Berberis annamica
- Berberis aquifolium - Mahonia aquifolium - Odostemon aquifolium
- Berberis argentinensis
- Berberis arguta
- Berberis aristata
- Berberis asiatica
B[]
- Berberis baluchistanica
- Mahonia bealei - Berberis bealei
- Berberis beauverdiana
- Berberis bicolor
- Mahonia bodinieri - Berberis bodinieri
- Mahonia borealis - Berberis borealis
- Mahonia bracteolata - Berberis bracteolata
- Mahonia breviracema - Berberis breviracema
C[]
- Berberis canadensis
- Berberis candidula
- Mahonia cardiophylla
- Mahonia chiapensis - Berberis chiapensis
- Berberis chillacochensis
- Berberis chochoco - Mahonia chochoco, Odostemon chochoco, Chrysodendron tinctorium
- Berberis chocontana
- Mahonia conferta - Berberis conferta
- Berberis coryi
- Berberis cretica
D[]
- Berberis darwinii - Mahonia knightii
- Mahonia decipiens - Berberis decipiens
- Berberis dictyophylla
- Berberis dictyota - Mahonia dictyota, Odostemon dictyota
- Berberis dryandriphylla
- Mahonia duclouxiana - Berberis duclouxiana
E[]
- Mahonia ehrenbergii - Berberis ehrenbergii - Odostemon ehrenbergii
- Berberis empetrifolia
- Mahonia eurybracteata - Berberis eurybracteata
- Mahonia eutriphylla - Berberis eutriphylla - Odostemon eutriphyllus
- Berberis everestiana
F[]
- Berberis farinosa
- Berberis fendleri
- Berberis flexuosa
- Mahonia fordii - Berberis fordii
- Mahonia fortunei - Berberis fortunei
- Mahonia fremontii - Berberis fremontii - Odostemon fremontii
G[]
- Berberis gagnepainii
- Berberis glauca
- Mahonia glauca - Berberis standleyi
- Mahonia gracilipes -Berberis gracilipes
- Berberis gracilis - Mahonia gracilis, Odostemon gracilis
H[]
- Berberis haematocarpa - Mahonia haematocarpa, Odostemon haematocarpus
- Mahonia hancockiana - Berberis hancockiana
- Berberis haoi
- Berberis harrisoniana
- Berberis hartwegii - Mahonia hartwegii, Odostemon hartwegii
- Berberis hayatana
- Berberis heteracantha
- Mahonia higginsiae - Berberis higginsiae
- Berberis hirtellipes
- Berberis holstii
- Berberis hsuyunensis
- Berberis hyperythra
- Berberis hypokerina
- -
I[]
- Berberis ilicifolia
- Mahonia ilicina - Berberis ilicina, Odostemon ilicinus
- Mahonia imbricata
- Mahonia incerta - Odostemon incertus, Berberis incerta
- Berberis integerrima
- Berberis iteophylla
J[]
- Berberis jamesonii
- Mahonia japonica - Berberis japonica, Ilex japonica
- -
- Berberis johannis
- -
- Berberis jujuyensis
- Berberis julianae
K[]
- Mahonia knightii - Berberis darwinii
- Berberis koreana
L[]
- Berberis laidivo
- Berberis lambertii
- Berberis lanceolata - Mahonia lanceolata, Odostemon lanceolatus
- Berberis laurina
- Berberis lechleriana
- Mahonia leptodonta - Berberis leptodonta
- Berberis libanotica
- Mahonia longibracteata - Berberis longibracteata
- Mahonia longipes - Berberis longipes - Odostemon longipes
- Berberis lycium
M[]
- Berberis microphylla (not M. microphylla)
- Mahonia microphylla (not B. microphylla)
- Mahonia monyulensis - Berberis monyulensis
- Berberis minzaensis
- Mahonia monyulensis - Berberis monyulensis
- Berberis moranensis - Mahonia moranensis, Odostemon fascicularis
- Berberis morrisonensis
- Mahonia muelleri - Berberis muelleri
- Berberis muiscarum
N[]
- Mahonia napaulensis - Berberis napaulensis
- Berberis negeriana
- Berberis nepalensis -
- Odostemon nervosus - Berberis nervosa - Mahonia nervosa
- Odostemon nevinii - Berberis nevinii - Mahonia nevinii
- Berberis nilghiriensis
- Mahonia nitens - Berberis schochii
- Odostemon nutkanus - Mahonia aquifolium var. nutkana
O[]
- Mahonia oiwakensis - Berberis oiwakensis
P[]
- Berberis pallida - Mahonia pallida, Odostemon pallidus
- Berberis papillosa
- Mahonia paucijuga - Berberis paucijuga
- Berberis pavoniana
- Mahonia paxii - Berberis paxii, Odostemon paxii
- Berberis pectinata
- Berberis pimana
- Berberis pindilicensis
- -
- Mahonia pinnata - Berberis pinnata
- Berberis piperiana - Mahonia piperiana
- Mahonia polyodonta - Berberis polyodonta
- Odostemon pumilus - Berberis pumila - Mahonia pumila
Q[]
- Berberis quindiuensis
- Odostemon quinquefolius - Berberis quinquefolia - Mahonia quinquefolia
R[]
- Berberis rawatii
- Berberis reicheana
- Berberis repens - Mahonia repens
- Berberis reticulinervis
- Mahonia retinervis - Berberis reticulinervia
- -
- -
S[]
- Berberis saxorum
- Berberis schwerinii
- Berberis schochii - Mahonia nitens
- Mahonia setosa - Berberis setosa
- Mahonia shenii - Berberis shenii
- Mahonia sheridaniana - Berberis sheridaniana
- Berberis sikkimensis
- Berberis silvicola
- Berberis simonsii
- Berberis standleyi - Mahonia glauca
- Mahonia subimbricata - Berberis subimbricata
- Odostemon swaseyi - Berberis swaseyi - Mahonia swaseyi
T[]
- Mahonia taronensis (not B. taronensis ) - Berberis tibetensis
- Berberis taronensis (not M. taronensis )
- Berberis temolaica
- Odostemon tenuifolius - Berberis tenuifolia, Mahonia tenuifolia
- Berberis thunbergii
- Berberis tibetensis - Mahonia taronensis
- Berberis trifolia - Odostemon trifolius, Mahonia trifolia
- Mahonia trifoliolata - Berberis trifoliolata - Odostemon trifoliolatus
U[]
V[]
W[]
- Berberis weberbaueri
- Odostemon wilcoxii - Berberis wilcoxii
- Berberis wilsoniae
- Berberis woomungensis
X[]
Y[]
Z[]
- Mahonia zimapana - Odostemon zimapanus, Berberis zimapana
References[]
- ^ Ahrendt, Leslie Walter Allen. 1961. Journal of the Linnean Society 57: 1-410
- ^ Loconte, H., & J. R. Estes. 1989. Phylogenetic systematics of Berberidaceae and Ranunculales (Magnoliidae). Systematic Botany 14:565-579.
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 3 Barberry, Oregon-grape, berbéris, algerita, Berberis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 330. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 153, 1754.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 772 十大功劳属 shi da gong lao shu Mahonia Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 211. 1818.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 715 小檗属 xiao bo shu Berberis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 330. 1753.
- ^ McCain, J. W. and J. F. Hennen. 1982. Is the taxonomy of Berberis and Mahonia (Berberidaceae) supported by their rust pathogens Cumminsiella santa sp. nov. and other Cumminsiella species (Uredinales)? Systematic Botany 7: 48-59.
- ^ Moran, R. V. 1982. Berberis claireae, a new species from Baja California; and why not Mahonia. Phytologia 52: 221-226.
- ^ The Plant List, search for Odostemon
- ^ The Plant List, search for Berberis
- ^ The Plant List, search for Mahonia
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