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Kerria japonica

(L.) DC. (1818)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Kerria

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Description

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Synonyms (32)

Corchorus japonicus (L.) Houtt. (1778)
Corchorus japonicus var. flore-pleno Loisel. (1814)
Kerria japonica argenteomarginatis Jacob-Makoy (1865)
Kerria japonica aureovariegata Bean (1914)
Kerria japonica f. albescens (Makino) Ohwi (1953)
Kerria japonica f. aureovariegata (Rehder) Rehder (1949)
Kerria japonica f. aureovittata (Hartwig & Rümpler) Rehder (1949)
Kerria japonica f. picta (Siebold) Rehder (1949)
Kerria japonica f. plena C.K.Schneid. (1905)
Kerria japonica f. pleniflora (Witte) Rehder (1949)
Kerria japonica f. semiplena Hayashi (1974)
Kerria japonica f. stellata (Makino) Ohwi (1953)
Kerria japonica f. typica Nakai (1918)
Kerria japonica f. vittatoramosa Zabel (1903)
Kerria japonica var. albescens Makino ex Koidz. (1940)
Kerria japonica var. argenteovariegata Lem. (1862)
Kerria japonica var. aureovariegata Rehder (1927)
Kerria japonica var. aureovittata Hartwig & Rümpler (1875)
Kerria japonica var. denticulata L.C.Wang & X.G.Sun (1990)
Kerria japonica var. flore-pleno Wyman (1900)
Kerria japonica var. floribus-plenis Siebold & Zucc. (1841)
Kerria japonica var. floribus-simplicibus Siebold & Zucc. (1841)
Kerria japonica var. foliis-variegatis Siebold & Zucc. (1841)
Kerria japonica var. grandiflora Wyman (1900)
Kerria japonica var. picta Siebold (1844)
Kerria japonica var. plena (C.K.Schneid.) Makino (1914)
Kerria japonica var. pleniflora Witte (1868)
Kerria japonica var. stellata Makino (1914)
Kerria japonica var. typica Makino (1914)
Kerria japonica variegata T.Moore (1863)
Rubus japonicus L. (1771)
Spiraea japonica (L.) Desv. (1822)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 157 (1818)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Kerria japonica Waimea Arboretum partial shade Preserved_Specimen shrub branching below soil level. Branches lax, arching. Plant 1.5 m. Flowers canary yellow, odorless (noon) Lau, J. 2883 Oahu BISH 1986-09-23
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