Taxon: Symplocos paniculata Miq.

Summary

Genus:

Symplocos

Family:

Symplocaceae

Nomen number:

313493

Place of publication:

Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3:102. 1867

Comment:

not based on Prunus paniculata Thunb., which Miquel cited only tentatively

Verified:

03/24/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

16 (7 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Prunus paniculata Thunb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Palura paniculata (Thunb.) Nakai
Palura paniculata (Thunb.) Nakai var. paniculata

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cotoneaster coreana H. Lév.
Palura paniculata (Thunb.) Nakai var. pilosa Nakai
Symplocos chinensis (Lour.) Druce
Symplocos chinensis (Lour.) Druce f. chinensis
Symplocos chinensis (Lour.) Druce f. pilosa (Nakai) Ohwi
Symplocos chinensis (Lour.) Druce var. chinensis
Symplocos chinensis (Lour.) Druce var. leucocarpa (Nakai) Ohwi
Symplocos coreana (H. Lév.) Ohwi

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats as endemic Japanese species
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
Nooteboom, H. P. 1975. Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World, New Caledonia excepted. Leiden Bot. Ser. 1:258.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Asiatic sweetleaf	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	sapphire-berry	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Transcribed Chinese	bai tan	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats as endemic Japanese species
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Nooteboom, H. P. 1975. Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World, New Caledonia excepted. Leiden Bot. Ser. 1:258.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh			Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Arunachal Pradesh		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Manipur		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Meghalaya		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Nagaland		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh		Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Nooteboom, H. P. 1975. Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World, New Caledonia excepted. Leiden Bot. Ser. 1:258.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar		n.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Nooteboom, H. P. 1975. Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World, New Caledonia excepted. Leiden Bot. Ser. 1:258.
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States		e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh]
INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar (n.), Vietnam

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America

REGION: United States (e.)

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hore, D. K. 1990. Symplocaceae. In: Botanical Survey of India, Fascicles of flora of India. 20:163-164.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats as endemic Japanese species
Nooteboom, H. P. 1975. Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World, New Caledonia excepted. Leiden Bot. Ser. 1:258.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental	Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313493. Accessed 12 May 2026.