Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Veldkamp
                
                
                    
Source:
cmp
                
                
                    
Year:
1968
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Blumea 15: 525 (1968)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000637416
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Large-Leaf Dapania
- Big-Leaf Dapania
- Giant-Leaf Dapania
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Dapania grandifolia (also called Large-leaved Dapania, among many other common names) is a species of perennial plant native to the western United States and northern Mexico. It is found in dry, open grasslands and scrublands at elevations of 1000–2000 m. It has a short, creeping rhizome with short, cylindrical pseudobulbs and a single, apical leaf. The flowers are small and white in color.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Dapania grandifolia is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and landscapes. It is also used as a groundcover and for erosion control.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Dapania grandifolia has small, white flowers with yellow anthers that are borne in clusters. The seeds are small, black and shiny. The seedlings have long, thin stems and small, oval-shaped leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Dapania grandifolia is a slow-growing evergreen shrub that can be propagated by cuttings or by division. It prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. It can be propagated by taking cuttings of the stems in spring or summer and rooting them in moist, well-drained soil. Division of the plant can also be done in spring or summer. It is best to water the plant regularly and fertilize it with a balanced fertilizer once a month during the growing season.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Dapania grandifolia
                        
                            Dapania grandifolia can be found in China.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Dapania genus
                        
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Oxalidaceae family
                        
                            Averrhoa dolichocarpa, 
Averrhoa leucopetala, 
Averrhoa bilimbi, 
Averrhoa carambola, 
Averrhoa microphylla, 
Biophytum abyssinicum, 
Biophytum adiantoides, 
Biophytum aeschynomenifolia, 
Biophytum albizzioides, 
Biophytum amazonicum, 
Biophytum antioquiense, 
Biophytum bolivianum, 
Biophytum boussingaultii, 
Biophytum calophyllum, 
Biophytum cardonaei, 
Biophytum castum, 
Biophytum chocoense, 
Biophytum columbianum, 
Biophytum commersonii, 
Biophytum congestiflorum, 
Biophytum cowanii, 
Biophytum crassipes, 
Biophytum dendroides, 
Biophytum dormiens, 
Biophytum falcifolium, 
Biophytum forsythii, 
Biophytum foxii, 
Biophytum fruticosum, 
Biophytum globuliflorum, 
Biophytum gracile, 
Biophytum heinrichsae, 
Biophytum helenae, 
Biophytum hermannii, 
Biophytum hildebrandtii, 
Biophytum huilense, 
Biophytum insigne, 
Biophytum intermedium, 
Biophytum jessenii, 
Biophytum juninense, 
Biophytum kassneri, 
Biophytum kayae, 
Biophytum lindsaeifolium, 
Biophytum longibracteatum, 
Biophytum longipedunculatum, 
Biophytum lourteigiae, 
Biophytum luetzelburgii, 
Biophytum macropodum, 
Biophytum macrorrhizum, 
Biophytum madurense, 
Biophytum mapirense,