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Taxon:  Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green



Summary
Genus:
Osmanthus
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Nomen number:
26125
Place of publication:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22:508. 1958
Verified:
05/23/2007 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
Ilex heterophylla G. Don

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Olea aquifolium Siebold & Zucc.
Olea ilicifolia Siebold ex Hassk.
Osmanthus ilicifolius (Hassk.) hort. ex Carrière
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  4. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  5. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  7. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  8. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
  9. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: with two vars.
  11. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
Chinese-holly –
holly osmanthus –
holly-olive –
Japanese Rōmaji
hiiragi –
Swedish
doftbuske –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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=26125. Accessed 19 May 2025.