Synonym: Podophyllum japonicum.
Genus: 1 species.
Habitat: woodlands, mountains.
Region: Honshu, Japan.
Botany: perennial herbs; underground rhizome; stem fleshy, each with two trifoliate compound leaves, and between the leaves; inflorescence single or more commonly a small cluster of drooping cup-shaped mauve flowers; fruit upright clusters of white berries; chromosome number is n=7.