Berberis leptodonta is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae, first described in 1938. It is endemic to China, found in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces.Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 778 细齿十大功劳 xi chi shi da gong lao Mahonia leptodonta Gagnepain
Taxonomy Berberis leptodonta was initially scientifically described and named by François Gagnepain as Mahonia leptodonta in 1938.Gagnepain, François. 1938. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 85: 166 A paper published by Joseph Edward Laferrière in 1997 summarized the arguments for Mahonia being more properly classified as a synonym of Berberis renaming it Berberis leptodonta. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.
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