Family | Berberidaceae |
Subfamily | Berberidoideae |
Tribe | Berberideae |
Subtribe | Epimediinae |
Scientific name | Diphylleia grayi F. Schmidt |
Synonyms | Diphylleia cymosa Michaux subsp. grayi (Maximovicz) Kitamra; Diphylleia cymosa Michaux subsp. grayi (Maximovicz) Kitamura var. incisa (Takeda) T. Shimizu; Diphylleia cymosa Michaux var. incisa (Takeda ex Takeda & Tanabe) T. Shimizu; Diphylleia cymosa Michaux ver. grayi Maximovicz; Diphylleia grayi F. Schmidt var. incisa Takeda |
Common name | (Japanese common name) san-kayou (サンカヨウ, 山荷葉 [meaning: mountain lotus leave]) |
(English common name) umbrella leaf | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (except of Yamaguchi Prefecture) |
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin) | |
Habitat | Subalpine or mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=12 |
Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves ca. 30cm long, ca. 20-35cm wide. Flowers white ca. 2cm across, flowering in April to July. Fruits blue ca. 1.5cm across. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Diphylleia grayi F.Schmidt |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
April 2007 at Akagi Natural Park |
April 2007 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Alpine Bitanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |
July 2008 at Alpine Bitanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |