Berberis elegans is a shrub in the Berberidaceae described as a species in 1908. It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.
As of 2023 it is usually classified as Berberis elegans, but in some sources it is still named as Mahonia bodinieri.