Cleyera japonica
Bird Claw Cleyera, Japanese Cleyera, Sakaki
Also known as: Adinandra chingii Metcalf +18 more
- Adinandra chingii Metcalf
- Adinandra japonica (Thunb.) T.L.Ming
- Adinandra kweichovensis Hu
- Adinandra kweichowensis Hu
- Cleyera fortunei Hook.fil.
- Cleyera japonica f. tricolor (Van Geert) Kobuski
- Cleyera japonica subsp. morii (Yamam.) Masam.
- Cleyera japonica subsp. tricolor Van Geert
- Cleyera japonica var. hayatae (Masam. & Yamam.) Kobuski
- Cleyera japonica var. morii (Yamam.) Masam.
- Cleyera japonica var. tricolor (Van Geert) G.Nicholson
- Cleyera matsudae Hayata ex Yamam.
- Cleyera morii (Yamam.) Masam.
- Cleyera ochnacea DC.
- Dupinia japonica (Thunb.) Franch.
- Eroteum ochnaceum (Merr.) Nakai
- Eurya morii Masam.
- Eurya ochnacea (DC.) Szyszyl.
- Eurya ochnacea var. contracta (Honda) Makino & Nemoto
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pentaphylacaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Cleyera japonica (commonly known as Bird claw cleyera or Japanese cleyera) is a tree belonging to the Pentaphylacaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms