Diphylleia
Diphylleia is a group of small 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]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Diphylleia Michx. |
Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn translucent with rain. When dry, they revert to white.[5]
- Species[6]
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
- The Plant List, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Diphylleia Michx.
- New York Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium
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