''Podophyllum'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

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

, native from

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

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 his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ...

in 1753.

Taxonomy

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

Podophyllum peltatum ''Podophyllum peltatum'' is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae. Its common names are mayapple, American mandrake, wild mandrake, and ground lemon. It is widespread across most of the eastern United States and southeastern C ...

'' to other genera, such as ''Dysosma'' and ''Sinopodophyllum''.Flora of North America, Vol. 3, ''Podophyllum'' Linnaeus
/ref> , Plants of the World Online 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'' 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'' (T.S.Ying) Christenh. & Byng *'' Podophyllum versipelle'' Hance

References

Berberidaceae Berberidaceae genera {{Ranunculales-stub