Berberis elegans

Berberis elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae
Genus:	Berberis
Species:	B. elegans
Binomial name
	Berberis elegans; H.Lév.
Synonyms
	Berberis bodinieri (Gagnep.) Laferr. ; Berberis japonica var. trifurca (Loudon) Laferr. ; Berberis leveilleana (C.K.Schneid.) Laferr. ; Berberis qianensis X.H.Li ; Berberis trifurca Loudon ; Mahonia bodinieri Gagnep. ; Mahonia elegans (H.Lév.) Rehder ; Mahonia japonica var. trifurca (Loudon) Ahrendt ; Mahonia leveilleana C.K.Schneid. ; Mahonia trifurca (Loudon) Loudon ; Mahonia trifurcata Dippel ;

Berberis elegans is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1908.^[2] It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.^[3]

Taxonomy

As of 2023 it is usually classified as Berberis elegans, but in some sources it is still named as Mahonia bodinieri.^[1]