Berberis arguta is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1908, having been first described in 1886 at the "forma" level.Franchet, Adrien René. 1886. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 33: 388 description in Latin, commentary in FrenchSchneider, Camillo Karl. 1908. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2 8(3): 197-198 description in Latin, commentary in German It is endemic to China and is found only in the Province of Yunnan in southwestern China.Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 742 锐齿小檗 rui chi xiao bo Berberis arguta (Franchet) C. K. Schneider
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