''Podophyllum'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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'' Hand.-Mazz. *'' Podophyllum cymosum'' (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'' (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'' (F.Schmidt) Christenh. & Byng *'' Podophyllum guangxiense'' (Y.S.Wang) J.M.H.Shaw *'' Podophyllum hemsleyi'' J.M.H.Shaw & Stearn *'' Podophyllum hexandrum'' Royle *'' Podophyllum majoense'' Gagnep. *''

'' L. *'' Podophyllum pleianthum'' Hance *'' Podophyllum sinense'' (H.L.Li) Christenh. & Byng *'' Podophyllum trilobulum'' 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'' Hance

References

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