Umbrella Leaf
Diphylleia grayi Fr. Schmidt [Berberidaceae]
Sankayou (サンカヨウ, 山荷葉)
Life form: Perennial forb
Distribution: Japan (Honshu - Hokkaido)
Habitat: forest, including edge
Seed dispersal: animal
Variety/Forma
- f. incisa Takeda (Kirehasankayou)
- f. rotundata Takeda (Marubasankayou)
Synonyms
Diphylleia cymosa Michx. subsp. grayi (Fr. Schmidt) Kitam.
Diphylleia cymosa Michx. subsp. grayi (Fr. Schmidt) Kitam. var. incisa (Takeda) T. Shimizu
Diphylleia grayi Fr. Schmidt var. incisa Takeda
Diphylleia grayi in Japan
[Left] On the foot of Mount Teine, Sapporo, on May 25, 1985. [Right] Photo taken near Ninoji Skislope, Niigata Prefecture, on June 6, 1996.
Referneces
- Tsuyuzaki, S. 1995. Ski slope vegetation in central Honshu, Japan. Environmental Management 19: 773-777