Diphylleia (plant)
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Diphylleia is a group of small herbs in the Berberidaceae family 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.[citation needed]
- Species[5]
- Diphylleia cymosa Michx. - southern Appalachians from SW Virginia to NW Georgia
- Diphylleia grayi F.Schmidt - Cape Sōya in northern Japan[6]
- 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
- ^ The Plant List, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Diphylleia Michx.
- ^ New York Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium
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