Common name
English: Himalayan mayapple, Indian may apple
German: Himalaya-Maiapfel
Mandarin: 桃儿七 (tao er qi)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Ranunculales (76)
Family: Berberidaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Sinopodophyllum (1)
Epithet: hexandrum (Royle) T.S. Ying (1)
Synonyms: Podophyllum emodi Wall. ex Royle, Podophyllum hexandrum Royle, Podophyllum sikkimensis Chatterjee & Mukerjee, Sinopodophyllum emodi (Wall. ex Royle) T.S. Ying
hexandrum => six stamens
sikkimensis => from Sikkim, a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Sinopodophyllum hexandrum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1144] Podophyllum hexandrum - Plants For A Future