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Kirengeshoma palmata

Kirengeshoma palmata, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Hydrangeaceae
Subfamilia: Hydrangeoideae
Tribus: Philadelpheae
Genus: Kirengeshoma
Species: Kirengeshoma palmata
Name

Kirengeshoma palmata Yatabe (1890)
Synonyms

Kirengeshoma koreana Nakai, Journ. Jap. Bot., 11: 152 (1935)
Kirengeshoma palmata var. koreana (Nakai) M.Kim, Korean Endemic Pl. 104 (2004)
Kirengeshoma suffruticosa Hatus., (1978)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Eastern Asia
Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); South Korea; China (S-Anhui, NW-Zhejiang)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Yatabe, R. 1890. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) (Shokubutsu-gaku zasshi). Tokyo Botanical Society. Tokyo 4: 1, t. 18.

Additional references

Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Kirengeshoma palmata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Kirengeshoma palmata. Published online. Accessed: Oct 21 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Kirengeshoma palmata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Kirengeshoma palmata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 21. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Kirengeshoma palmata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Kirengeshoma palmata, the yellow wax bells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Japan and eastern China (Huangshan and Tianmushan).[1] It is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial growing to 60–120 cm (24–47 in) tall by 75 cm (30 in) broad, with sycamore-like palmate leaves, and fleshy, pale yellow flowers borne on slender maroon stems in late summer. It is a calcifuge, suitable for cultivation in a shady, moist location in acid soil.[2]
References

Huang Shumei (Hwang Shu-mei), Bruce Bartholomew. "Kirengeshoma palmata". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.

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