Mahonia cardiophylla is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 2001.T. S. Ying. 2001. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 29: 308. it is endemic to China, native to the provinces of Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, and Yunnan.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 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. Similarly World Flora Online describes it as "unchecked", a species that is awaiting taxonomic scrutiny.
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