| Kirengeshoma | |
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| Kirengeshoma palmata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrangeoideae |
| Tribe: | Philadelpheae |
| Genus: | Kirengeshoma Yatabe |
| Type species | |
| Kirengeshoma palmata | |
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2, see text | |
Kirengeshoma is a genus containing two species of plants in the hydrangea family. Both are clump-forming perennials native to Eastern Asia, with sycamore-like palmate leaves and nodding, waxy yellow flowers on slender stalks, growing in shady environments. They are grown as garden plants in temperate regions of the world.
The genus name is Japanese, ki-rengeshōma (黄蓮華升麻); ki means ‘yellow’ and rengeshōma is a somewhat similar plant, the false anemone (Anemonopsis).
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Kirengeshoma koreana Nakai | Korean kirengeshoma | Korea |
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Kirengeshoma palmata Yatabe | yellow waxbell | Japan and eastern China (Huangshan and Tianmushan). |
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- Perry, Leonard. "Japanese Common Names, alphabetic by genus". Perry's Perennial Pages. Department of Plant and Soil Science, the University of Vermont.
- Yi Sun, Cheng-Xing Fu and Ying-Xiong Qiu. Development, characterization, and transferability of microsatellite markers for Kirengeshoma palmata (Hydrangeaceae). Am J Bot June 2010 vol. 97 no. 6 e48-e51
External links
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