Berberis longibracteata is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae, first described as a species in 1917. It is endemic to China, found in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces.Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 779 长苞十大功劳 chang bao shi da gong lao Mahonia longibracteata Takeda
Taxonomy Berberis longibracteata was initially scientifically described and named Mahonia longibracteata by Hisayoshi Takeda in 1917.Takeda. 1917. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 6: 236 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 longibracteata. As of 2023 this is the most common classification by botanists.
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