Mahonia

See also: mahonia

Translingual

Etymology

Named after Irish-American horticulturist Bernard McMahon

Proper noun

Mahonia f

1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – certain barberries, now usually included in Berberis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots – clades; Ranunculales – order; Berberidaceae – family; Berberidoideae – subfamily; Berberideae – tribe; Berberidinae – subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mahonia aquifolium (syn. of Berberis aquifolium) – type species

References

• Mahonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mahonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mahonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mahonia at Plants of the World Online
• Mahonia at USDA Plants database
• Mahonia at Tropicos ⇒ Berberis
• Berberis at World Register of Marine Species ⇒ Berberis
• Mahonia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. ⇒ Berberis
• Berberis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Mahonia at Germplasm Resources Information Network ⇒ Berberis
• Mahonia at The Plant List
• “Mahonia”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025