Berberis elegans is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1908.Gagnepain, François. 1908. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 55: 85 It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 781 小果十大功劳 xiao guo shi da gong lao Mahonia bodinieri Gagnepain
Taxonomy As of 2023 it is usually classified as Berberis elegans, but in some sources it is still named as Mahonia bodinieri.
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