Berberis japonica (Thunb.) Spreng.
First published in Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 119 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Taiwan. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Taiwan, Uzbekistan
Introduced into:
Japan, Korea
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Aquifolium japonicum (Thunb.) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 44 (1838)
- Ilex japonica Thunb. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg. ed. 14.: 168 (1784)
- Mahonia japonica (Thunb.) DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 22 (1821)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Berberis japonica var. gracillima (Fedde) Rehder in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 21: 184 (1912 publ. 1913)
- Berberis tikushiensis (Hayata) Laferr. in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 82(9): 99 (1997)
- Mahonia japonica var. gracillima Fedde in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 120 (1901)
- Mahonia tikushiensis Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 5 (1915)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1953). Flora Uzbekistana 2: 1-547. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
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