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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1]
Kirengeshoma | |
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Kirengeshoma palmata | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Species | |
2, see text |
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).[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Kirengeshoma koreana Nakai | Korean kirengeshoma | Korea | |
Kirengeshoma palmata[3] Yatabe | yellow waxbell | Japan and eastern China (Huangshan and Tianmushan). | |
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