Kirengeshoma
| Kirengeshoma | |
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| Kirengeshoma palmata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrangeoideae |
| Tribe: | Philadelpheae |
| Genus: | Kirengeshoma Yatabe |
| Type species | |
| Kirengeshoma palmata | |
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2, see text | |
Kirengeshoma is a genus containing two species of plants in the hydrangea family. Both are clump-forming perennials native to Eastern Asia, with sycamore-like palmate leaves and nodding, waxy yellow flowers on slender stalks, growing in shady environments. They are grown as garden plants in temperate regions of the world.[1]
The genus name is Japanese, ki-rengeshōma (黄蓮華升麻); ki means ‘yellow’ and rengeshōma is a somewhat similar plant, the false anemone (Anemonopsis).[2]
Species[edit]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Kirengeshoma koreana Nakai | Korean kirengeshoma | Korea |
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Kirengeshoma palmata[3] Yatabe | yellow waxbell | Japan and eastern China (Huangshan and Tianmushan). |
References[edit]
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ Perry, Leonard. "Japanese Common Names, alphabetic by genus". Perry's Perennial Pages. Department of Plant and Soil Science, the University of Vermont.
- ^ Yi Sun, Cheng-Xing Fu and Ying-Xiong Qiu. Development, characterization, and transferability of microsatellite markers for Kirengeshoma palmata (Hydrangeaceae). Am J Bot June 2010 vol. 97 no. 6 e48-e51
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