Diphylleia is a group of large herbs in the family Berberidaceae described as a genus in 1803.[1][2] It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Asia.[3][4]
Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn translucent with rain. When dry, they revert to white.[5]
Species
The following species are recognised by World Flora Online:[6]
- Diphylleia cymosa Michx. - southern Appalachians from SW Virginia to NW Georgia
- Diphylleia grayi F.Schmidt - Cape Sōya in northern Japan[7]
- Diphylleia sinensis H.L.Li - China (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)
References
- ^ Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 203, plates 19–20. in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Diphylleia Michx.
- ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 3 Diphylleia Michaux
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 787 山荷叶属 shan he ye shu Diphylleia Michaux
- ^ J. Mater: Chem A, 2015, 3, 9379-9384[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Diphylleia Michx". World Flora Online. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ New York Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium