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Taxon:  Actaea japonica Thunb.



Summary
Genus:
Actaea
Section:
Pityrosperma
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily:
Ranunculoideae
Tribe:
Actaeeae
Nomen number:
411897
Place of publication:
J. A. Murray, Syst. veg. ed. 14:488. 1784 May-Jun (Fl. jap. 221. 1784 Aug)
Comment:
for authorship of Thunberg names first published by Murray see comments in Taxon 45:672. 1996 & 46:311-314. 1997
Verified:
09/17/1998 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
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cimicifuga japonica (Thunb.) Spreng.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cimicifuga acerina (Siebold & Zucc.) Tanaka
Pityrosperma acerinum Siebold & Zucc.
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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. Compton, J. A. et al. 1998. Reclassification of Actaea to include Cimicifuga and Souliea (Ranunculaceae): phylogeny inferred from morphology, nrDNA ITS, and cpDNA trnL-F sequence variation. Taxon 47:619.
  3. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Cimicifuga japonica
  4. Wang, W. T. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Common names
Japanese Rōmaji
inu-shōma –
ōba-shōma –
Swedish
japanskt silverax –
Transcribed Chinese
jin gui cao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, SouthCheju 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu], Korea, South [Cheju]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Cimicifuga acerinaWalters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamentalas Cimicifuga japonica var. acerinaHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Cimicifuga japonica var. acerina (Siebold & Zucc.) Huth
Medicinesfolklorefide W. T. Wang, pers. comm. 1996, as Cimicifuga acerinaWang, W. T. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
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=411897. Accessed 23 May 2025.