Berberidaceae
Himalayan mayapple
Podophyllum hexandrum
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Genus
- Podophyllum
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 桃儿七, 桃兒七, 小叶莲, 桃儿七果, 桃儿七（鬼臼、藏鬼臼和西藏鬼臼）, 鬼臼, 藏鬼臼, 西藏鬼臼
- English
- Himalayan mayapple
- Estonian
- Himaalaja jalgleht
- German
- Himalaya-Maiapfel
- Swedish
- Indiskt fotblad
Synonyms
- Dysosma emodi (Wall. ex Honigberger) M.Hiroe
- Podophyllum emodi Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
- Podophyllum emodi Wall. ex Honigberger
- Podophyllum emodi var. axillare R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee
- Podophyllum emodi var. bhootanense R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee
- Podophyllum emodi var. chinense Sprague
- Podophyllum emodi var. hexandrum (Royle) R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee
- Podophyllum emodi var. jaeschkei R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee
- Podophyllum emodi var. royleana Wall. ex Sprague
- Podophyllum hexandrum var. axillare (R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee) Browicz
- Podophyllum hexandrum var. bhootanense (R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee) Browicz
- Podophyllum hexandrum var. chinense (Sprague) Stearn ex Cubey
- Podophyllum hexandrum var. emodi (Wall. ex Honigberger) Seliv.-Gor.
- Podophyllum hexandrum var. jaeschkei (R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee) Browicz
- Podophyllum hexandrum var. sikkimense (R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee) R.C.Srivast.
- Podophyllum himalayense Le Maout & Decne.
- Podophyllum leichtlinii Langlet
- Podophyllum sikkimense R.Chatterjee & Mukerjee
- Sinopodophyllum emodi (Wall. ex Honigberger) T.S.Ying
- Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S.Ying
- Sinopodophyllum hexandrum subsp. ramgopalii D.Maity, J.Ghosh & Midday
- Sinopodophyllum hexandrum var. chinense (Sprague) Stearn ex J.M.H.Shaw & Cubey
- Sinopodophyllum hexandrum var. emodi (Wall. ex Honigberger) J.M.H.Shaw
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 44 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Kenrick Gibson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Name, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: TonyT, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chao 江星辰, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.