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Mahonia
Sign in to saveMahonia is a formerly accepted genus of approximately 70 species of shrubs or, rarely, small trees with evergreen leaves in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalaya, North America, and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis and as of 2023 the majority of botanical sources list it as a synonym for Berberis.
Species
Oregon grape
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRanunculales
- FamilyBerberidaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,054
- With media
- 374
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Collections
- UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
201 papers- Plants of the Genus Mahonia as a Potential Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2023
- The medicinal uses of the genus Mahonia in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2015
- Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Topical Mahonia aquifolium for the Treatment of Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2018
- Nature and human well-being: The olfactory pathway.Science advances · 2024
- Mahonia Alkaloids (MA) Ameliorate Depression Induced Gap Junction Dysfunction by miR-205/Cx43 Axis.Neurochemical research · 2022
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Mahonia is a formerly accepted genus of approximately 70 species of shrubs or, rarely, small trees with evergreen leaves in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalaya, North America, and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis and as of 2023 the majority of botanical sources list it as a synonym for Berberis.
However, there is still disagreement among botanists, and as recently as 2017 papers have been published arguing for the validity of the genus. In addition, sources that are updated less frequently like the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS database have many plants listed in Mahonia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mahonia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.