Daphniphyllum macropodum Miq.
[Euphorbiaceae (Daphniphyllaceae)]
Genus Daphniphyllum Blume
25-35 spp.
Evergreen tree-shrub
Dioecisou species
Native to east and southeast Asia
Daphniphyllum macropodum Miq.
D. macropodum var. macropodum (ユズリハ, 楪/譲葉)
Lifeform: Tree up to 10 m
Distribution: East Asia (Japan, China, and Korea)
Synonym: Daphniphyllum glaucescens Hort., non Blume.
D. macropodum var. humile (Maxim.) Rosenthal (エゾユズリハ, 蝦夷楪)
Dwarf form less than 3 m in height to adapt snow deposits
D. macropodum f. viridipes (Nakai) Ohwi (アオジクユズリハ, 青軸楪)
Green petiole
Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile in Hokkaido
At Shinsen Bog in Niseko on June 24 2007.
References
- Lecture: Ecology and global warming (地球温暖化生態学特論)