Taxon:  Mallotus japonicus (L. f.) Müll. Arg.



Summary
Genus:
Mallotus
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Acalyphoideae
Tribe:
Acalypheae
Subtribe:
Rottlerinae
Nomen number:
23190
Place of publication:
Linnaea 34:189.  1865
Comment:
although Müller cited only Thunberg's name as basionym, since the latter is an isonym of Linnaeus filius's his name furnishes the basionym
Verified:
10/02/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Croton japonicus L. f.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  4. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  5. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  6. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2Cultivated    also cult. elsewhereHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Zhejiang Sheng (s.)]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Jiangsu Sheng]

Reference(s)
  1. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  2. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  3. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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=23190. Accessed 15 April 2026.