What is "sinopodophyllum"

Sinopodophyllum is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae, described as a genus 1979. It includes only one known species, Sinopodophyllum hexandrum, native to Afghanistan, Bhutan, northern India, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan, and western China ( Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan). Common names include Himalayan mayapple and Indian may apple.