NA 53338 GRIN-Global

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Actaea japonica Thunb.

Top Name:

NA 53338

Origin:

–

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

05 May 1984

Improvement Status:

Uncertain improvement status

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Actaea japonica Thunb.

Top Name:

NA 53338

Origin:

–

Maintained:

National Arboretum

Received by NPGS:

05 May 1984

Improvement Status:

Uncertain improvement status

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Source History

Accession Names and Identifiers

NA 53338

Type: Site identifier

Group: NA

U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative

Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Actaea japonica.

Actaea japonica Thunb.

Genus:

Actaea

Section:

Pityrosperma

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Subfamily:

Ranunculoideae

Tribe:

Actaeeae

Nomen number:

411897

Place of publication:

J. A. Murray, Syst. veg. ed. 14:488. 1784 May-Jun (Fl. jap. 221. 1784 Aug)

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1479940

Comment:

for authorship of Thunberg names first published by Murray see comments in Taxon 45:672. 1996 & 46:311-314. 1997

Verified:

09/17/1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cimicifuga japonica (Thunb.) Spreng.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cimicifuga acerina (Siebold & Zucc.) Tanaka
Pityrosperma acerinum Siebold & Zucc.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Chinese	xiao sheng ma	小升麻	as Cimicifuga acerina	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Japanese Rōmaji	inu-shōma		as Cimicifuga japonica	2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Cimicifuga japonica
Japanese Rōmaji	ōba-shōma		as Cimicifuga acerina	2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Cimicifuga japonica
Swedish	japanskt silverax			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	jin gui cao		as Cimicifuga acerina	2	Wang, W. T. 1998. pers. comm. Note: as Cimicifuga acerina

Annotations

Agricultural Research Service

Details for: NA 53338, Actaea japonica Thunb., NA 53338