Dysosma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Berberidaceae
Subfamilia: Podophylloideae
Genus: Dysosma
Species: D. aurantiocaulis – D. delavayi – D. difformis – D. majoensis – D. pleiantha – D. tsayuensis – D. versipellis
Name

Dysosma Woodson (1928)

Type species: D. pleiantha (Woodson) Hance

Synonyms

Homotypic
Podophyllum sect. Dysosma (Woodson) J.M.H.Shaw (1999)

Heterotypic
Podophyllum sect. Paradysosma J.M.H.Shaw, New Plantsman 6(3): 163. 1999.
Type species: P. aurantiocaule Hand.-Mazz.
Podophyllum ser. Delavayae J.M.H.Shaw, Genus Epimedium 292. 2002.
Type species: P. delavayi Franch.
Podophyllum ser. Pleianthae J.M.H.Shaw, Genus Epimedium 270. 2002.
Type species: P. pleianthum Hance

Notes

The following species lack combinations under Dysosma:

Podophyllum glaucescens J.M.H.Shaw
Podophyllum hemsleyi J. M. H. Shaw & Stearn
Podophyllum trilobulum J.M.H.Shaw

References

Shaw, J.M.H. 1999. New Plantsman 6(3): 159.
Woodson, R.E 1928. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 15: 338.

Dysosma is a group of herbaceous perennials in the Berberidaceae or barberry family described as a genus in 1928.[1][3] It is native to China and Indochina.[2]

The genus is not universally recognised by this name, as some authorities include the plants in the genus Podophyllum. Dysosma is recognised by other authorities as including only those Podophyllum species which originate in China.[4] Dysosma grow as perennial, rhizomatous wildflowers on the damp and humus-rich floors of deciduous forests. The single umbrella-shaped leaves grow on an erect stem that usually stands 12–24 inches (300–610 mm), but with height varying with species. The leaves may be completely green or mottled and flecked with purple; they have an entire or deeply serrated edge depending on species. The flowers are nodding and in a range of colours. The fruit is a dark red berry.[2]

Species[5]

Dysosma aurantiocaulis - Yunnan, possibly Myanmar - Endangered
Dysosma delavayi - Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi
Dysosma difformis - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Vietnam
Dysosma furfuracea - Yunnan
Dysosma guangxiensis - Guangxi
Dysosma lichuensis - Hubei
Dysosma majoensis - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan
Dysosma majorensis - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan
Dysosma pleiantha - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang
Dysosma tsayuensis - Tibet - Endangered
Dysosma veitchii - Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan - Endangered
Dysosma versipellis - Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang - Endangered

References

Woodson, Robert Everard. 1928. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 15: 338-339
Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 783 鬼臼属 gui jiu shu Dysosma Woodson
Tropicos, Dysosma Woodson
"North American Rock Garden Society". Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
The Plant List Dysosma