''Podophyllum'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

Berberidaceae The Berberidaceae are a family (biology), family of 18 genera of flowering plants commonly called the barberry family. This family is in the order (biology), order Ranunculales. The family contains about 700 known species, of which the majority ...

, native from

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

in 1753.

Taxonomy

The taxonomic status of the genus has varied. Some sources transferred all but ''

Podophyllum peltatum ''Podophyllum peltatum'' is a North American herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae. Its common names are mayapple, American mandrake, wild mandrake, and ground lemon. Description Mayapples are woodland plants, typically growin ...

'' to other genera, such as ''Dysosma'' and ''Sinopodophyllum''.Flora of North America, Vol. 3, ''Podophyllum'' Linnaeus
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regarded these genera as synonyms of ''Podophyllum''.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''

Podophyllum aurantiocaule ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' Hand.-Mazz. *''

Podophyllum cymosum ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' (Michx.) Christenh. & Byng *'' Podophyllum delavayi'' Franch. *''

Podophyllum difforme ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson *''

Podophyllum emeiense ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' (J.L.Wu & P.Zhuang) J.M.H.Shaw *''

Podophyllum glaucescens ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' J.M.H.Shaw *''

Podophyllum grayi ''Diphylleia grayi'', the skeleton flower, is a species of perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae. It is native to northern and central Japan. Description The plant grows up to . The flowers are white, pedicellate, with six obovate petals ...

'' (F.Schmidt) Christenh. & Byng *''

Podophyllum guangxiense ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' (Y.S.Wang) J.M.H.Shaw *''

Podophyllum hemsleyi ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' J.M.H.Shaw & Stearn *''

Podophyllum hexandrum ''Sinopodophyllum'' is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae, described as a genus in 1979. It includes only one known species, ''Sinopodophyllum hexandrum'', native to Afghanistan, Bhutan, northern India, Kashmir, Nepal, Paki ...

'' Royle *''

Podophyllum majoense ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' Gagnep. *''

'' L. *''

Podophyllum pleianthum ''Podophyllum pleianthum'' (syn. ''Dysosma pleiantha''), the many-flowered Chinese mayapple, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Podophyllum'', native to south-central and southeast China, including Taiwan. Shade tolerant, and deer res ...

'' Hance *''

Podophyllum sinense ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' (H.L.Li) Christenh. & Byng *''

Podophyllum trilobulum ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' J.M.H.Shaw *''

Podophyllum tsayuense ''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy Th ...

'' (T.S.Ying) Christenh. & Byng *''

Podophyllum versipelle ''Dysosma versipellis'' is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to China. It is still widely referenced under ''Podophyllum versipelle'' and there is some debate as to its correct taxonomic status. Though it h ...

'' Hance

References

Berberidaceae Berberidaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Berberidaceae-stub