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Taxon:  Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz.



Summary
Genus:
Eutrema
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Eutremeae
Nomen number:
404759
Place of publication:
Fl. symb. orient.-asiat. 22. 1930
Verified:
07/07/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lunaria japonica Miq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum.
Wasabia pungens Matsum.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cochlearia wasabi Siebold, nom. nud.
Eutrema wasabi Maxim.
Wasabia wasabi (Maxim.) Makino
Invalid Designation(s)
Eutrema koreanum auct. nonn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Al-Shehbaz, I. A. & S. I. Warwick. 2005. A synopsis of Eutrema (Brassicaceae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 10:129-135.
  2. Chadwick, C. I. et al. 1993. The botany, uses and production of Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum. (Cruciferae). Econ. Bot. 47:114. Note: = Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum.
  3. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  4. Haga, N. et al. 2019. Complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) and its relatives. Sci. Rep. 9:14377, pages 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49667-z. www.nature.com/srep/
  5. Hao, G. et al. 2017. An integrative study of evolutionary diversification of Eutrema (Eutremeae, Brassicaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 184:204-223.
  6. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  7. Moon, J. S. et al. 2004. Development of upland cultivation for production of marketable rhizomes in Wasabia japonica Matsum. Korean J. Medic. Crop Sci. 12:473-477. Note: = "Wasabia japonica Matsum."
  8. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum.
  9. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Eutrema wasabi Maxim.
  11. Yamane, K. et al. 2016. Genetic differentiation, molecular phylogenetic analysis, and ethnobotanical study of Eutrema japonicum and E. tenue in Japan and E. yunnanense in China. Hort. J. 85:46-54. DOI: doi: 10.2503/hortj.MI-065. Note: preceded by Journal of the Japanese Socity for Horticultural Science.
Common names
English
Japanese-horseradish –
German
japanischer Meerrettich –
Japanese Rōmaji
wasabi –
Transcribed Korean
gochunaengi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Sakhalin]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringfide Econ Bot 28:119. 1974; 47:113. 1993, as Wasabia japonicaHodge, W. H. 1974. Wasabi—native condiment plant of Japan. Econ. Bot. 28:118. Note: = Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum.
Medicinesfolklorefide CRC MedHerbs ed2, as Wasabia japonica; Herbs Commerce ed2, as Wasabia japonicaMcGuffin, 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. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404759. Accessed 16 May 2025.