Podophyllum (Mayapples)

The JLBG collection includes about 12 species, 5 nothospecies and 26 other hybrids- 141 clones

JLBG holds a rather large collection of Podophyllum/Diphylleia/Dysosma/Sinopodophyllum. Based on the prevailing wind, taxonomists either consider these different genera or the same, based on new DNA techniques. If you consider them different genera, then our hybrids between the two would need to become a new bigeneric genus x Podosma. Some even lump Diphylleia into a broad interpretation of Podophyllum. These are the current species in the genus:

Podophyllum aurantiocaule (Dysosma aurantiocaule, Dysosma furfacea) (1937)- from Yunnan, China (endangered). We have not found this to have any summer heat tolerance in our climate.

Podophyllum sp. nov. boreale (Dysosma versipelle ssp. boreale) (1999) - from Hubei, China. In our trials, this is a completely different plant than P. versipelle ssp. versipelle, and deserves species status. We are pretty sure that this is the same as the 2025 published Dysosma xishuiensis.

Podophyllum cymosum (2018), (Diphylleia cymosa)(1803) Southeastern US colder regions of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

Podophyllum delavayi (Dysosma delavayi) (formerly P./D. veitchii) - from Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, China

Podophyllum difformis (Dysosma difforme) (1906) - from Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, China, and Vietnam - 2-5 flowers

Podophyllum emeiense (Dysosma majoense var. emeiense) (2011) - from Sichuan, China

Podophyllum glaucescens (Dysosma glaucescens) - 7 flowers

Podophyllum grayi (2018), (Diphylleia grayi)(1868) - Sakhalin to N. & Central Japan

Podophyllum guangxiensis (Dysosma guangxiensis) (1999) - from Guangxi, China

Podophyllum hemsleyi (Dysosma hemsleyi) - 4 flowers

Podophyllum hexandrum (Sinopodophyllum hexandrum)

Podophyllum mairei (Dysosma mairei) POWO lists this as a synonym of aurantiocaule, which is a completely different plant.

Podophyllum majoensis (Dysosma majoensis, Dysosma lichuensis) - from Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, China

Podophyllum peltatum - North American native from Canada south to Texas

Podophyllum pleianthum (Dysosma pleiantha, Dysosma hispida, Dysosma chengii) - from Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang, China

Podophyllum sinense (2018),(Diphylleia sinense)(1947) - Central China

Podophyllum tonkinense (Dysosma tonkinense) - This is often synonomized with P. versipelle, but our wild material is nothing like that species. It is also listed as a synonym of P. difformis, which in our opinion is in error.

Podophyllum trilobulum (Dysosma trilobulum) - from Sichuan, China, stems w/short hairs

Podophyllum tsayuensis (Dysosma tsayuensis) (2018) - from Tibet (endangered)

Podophyllum villosum (Dysosma villosa) (2019) - from Guizhou, China - green leaves, hairy stems, hairy leaf back, 5-13 flowers, 6-10" tall

Podophyllum versipelle (Dysosma versipelle) (1883) - from Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang - Endangered

Podophyllum versipelle ssp. sichuanensis - from Sichuan, China

Podophyllum xishuiensis (Dysosma xishuiensis) (2025) from Guizhou, China - we are pretty certain that this is the plant in collections as P. versipelle var. boreale, or what we list as P. sp. nov. boreale, since it seems obvious to us that this was not part of the Podophyllum versipelle species complex.

Hybrids

The majority of these notospecific names for known, documented hybrids, are simply our working names, and have yet to be formally published.

Podophyllum x bigamia (boreale x versipelle x marianthum) - unpublished

Podophyllum x boredom (boreale x difforme x pleianthum) - unpublished

Podophyllum x boreiforme (difforme x versipelle boreale - unpublished

Podophyllum x delacaule (aurantiocaule x delavayi) - unpublished

Podophyllum x delanthum (delavayi x pleianthum) - unpublished

Podophyllum x delipelle (delavayi x versipelle) - unpublished

Podophyllum x dianthum (difforme x pleianthum) - unpublished

Podophyllum x hemvayi (hemsleyi x delavayi) - unpublished

Podophyllum x hexacaule (aurantiocaule x hexandrum) - unpublished

Podophyllum x inexpectum (peltatum x pleianthum)

Podophyllum x marieanthemum (mairei x pleianthum) - unpublished

Podophyllum x pleipelle (pleianthum x versipelle) - unpublished

Podophyllum x plereale (pleianthum x versipelle ssp. boreale) - unpublished

Podophyllum x plevayi (delavayi x pleianthum) - unpublished

Podophyllum Gallery

Podophyllum aurantiocaule

Podophyllum boreale

Podophyllum cymosum

Podophyllum delavayi

Podophyllum difforme 'Dark Knight'

Podophyllum difforme 'Dark Night'

Podophyllum difforme 'Hollywood Squares'

Podophyllum difforme 'Hunan'

Podophyllum difforme JLBG-004

Podophyllum difforme JLBG-007

Podophyllum difforme 'Stained Glass'

Podophyllum difforme 'Starfish'

Podophyllum difforme 'Super Model'

Podophyllum grayi

Podophyllum 'Green Velvet'

Podophyllum hemsleyi

Podophyllum hemsleyi JLBG-001

Podophyllum hemsleyi JLBG-01

Podophyllum hexandrum

Podophyllum 'Lava Lamp'

Podophyllum mairei

Podophyllum peltatum 'Missouri May'

Podophyllum peltatum 'Danville Giant'

Podophyllum peltatum 'Dark Shadows'

Podophyllum peltatum 'Dreamcatcher'

Podophyllum peltatum JS13TN-017

Podophyllum peltatum 'Maid Marion'

Podophyllum peltatum 'Newsome Sinks'

Podophyllum peltatum 'Okie'

Podophyllum peltatum 'Raising Cane'

Podophyllum peltatum SE15-125 variegated

Podophyllum peltatum 'Shredded Umbrellas'

Podophyllum peltatum St. Clair Fuzzy

Podophyllum peltatum 'Super Fuzz'

Podophyllum peltatum v deamii 'Marcel Raymond'

Podophyllum peltatum 'Wagon Wheels'

Podophyllum peltatum 'White Frills'

Podophyllum peltaum forma deamii 'Marcel Raymond'

Podophyllum pleianthum

Podophyllum pleianthum Giant

Podophyllum pleianthum 'Snowfall'

Podophyllum pleianthum 'Taipei Treasure'

Podophyllum sp. D-04/12

Podophyllum sp. JLBG-007

Podophyllum sp. JLBG-008

Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'

Podophyllum tonkinense

Podophyllum tonkinense Baoshan

Podophyllum tonkinense 'Galaxy'

Podophyllum tonkinense 'Kaleidoscope'

Podophyllum tsayuense

Podophyllum versipelle ssp. versipelle

Podophyllum versipelle ssp. versipelle JLBG-004

Podophyllum versipelle ssp. versipelle JLBG-02

Podophyllum versipelle ssp. versipelle 'Wheel of Fortune'

Podophyllum x boredom 'Lily Pads'

Podophyllum x boreiforme JLBG-06

Podophyllum x boreiforme 'Standing Tall'

Podophyllum x delacaule

Podophyllum x delanthum

Podophyllum x delipelle 'Imperial Sunrise'

Podophyllum x hemavayi JLBG20-03 @ JLBG

Podophyllum x hemvayi JLBG20- 03

Podophyllum x hemvayi JLBG20-02

Podophyllum x hexacuale 'What the Hex'

Podophyllum x inexpectatum 'Ruby Ruth'

Podophyllum x inexpectum 'Spring Snowbells'

Podophyllum x inexpectum 'Plush Blush'

Podophyllum x inexpectum White Tiger'

Podophyllum x maireanthum JLBG-003c

Podophyllum x plerale JLBG-22-11

Podophyllum x plereale JLBG22-12

Podophyllum x plevayi JLBG20-06

Podophyllum x plevayi 'Red Panda'

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