Taxon: Bischofia javanica Blume

Summary

Genus:

Bischofia

Family:

Phyllanthaceae

Subfamily:

Antidesmatoideae

Tribe:

Bischofieae

Nomen number:

7243

Place of publication:

Bijdr. 1168. 1826-1827

Verified:

10/22/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andrachne trifoliata Roxb.
Bischofia trifoliata (Roxb.) Hook.

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1988. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 2:152-155.
Florence, J. 1997-. Flore de la Polynésie française.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Verma, D. M. et al. (vol. 1); V. Mudgal et al. (vol. 2). 1993-. Flora Madhya Pradesh.
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Bishopwood	1	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1988. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 2:152-155.
English	Java-cedar	1	Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
English	needlebark	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
India (Assam)	uriam	2	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1988. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 2:152-155.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
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	Andhra Pradesh		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Karnataka		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Kerala		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Odisha		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	India	Andaman and Nicobar Islands		Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland	n.	Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1	Native	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Micronesia
1	Native	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	Cook Islands
1	Native	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji			Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	New Caledonia			Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Niue
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Samoa
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Tonga
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Vanuatu
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States		s.e.	Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Nepal
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.)]

Pacific

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America

REGION: United States (s.e.)

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Reference(s)

Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Materials	wood	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1988. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). 2:152-155.
Weed		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds

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=7243. Accessed 15 April 2026.