Genus named for Bernard M'Mahon (1775-1816), American Horticulturist.

Stearn, W.T. (1996). Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. Cassell.

Previously grown as Mahonia japonica Bealei Group

Plants of the World online, Kew Science http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106450-1 Link

Mahonia japonica DC. Berberidaceae. Evergreen shrub. Distribution: China, although long cultivated in Japan. Listed as an ingredient in Traditional Chinese Medicines. No European or modern medicinal use.

Oakeley, Dr. H. F. (2013). The Gardens of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis.

Asia-Temperate, China, China North-Central

Asia-Temperate, China, China South-Central

Asia-Temperate, China, China Southeast