Elaeagnus multiflora

Elaeagnus multiflora

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Elaeagnus multiflora is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Elaeagnus
Sectio: E. sect. Commutatae
Species: Elaeagnus multiflora

Name

Elaeagnus multiflora Thunb., in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 163 (1784).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Elaeagnus longipes var. multflora (Thunb.) Maxim. in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 15: 378 (1870), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Elaeagnus edulis Siebold ex Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 41: 300 (1869).
  • Elaeagnus isensis Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 3: 34 (1926).
  • Elaeagnus jucundicocca Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 215 (1934).
  • Elaeagnus kiusiana Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 83 (1924).
  • Elaeagnus longipes A.Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 6: 405 (1859).
  • Elaeagnus longipes var. angustifolia Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 44: 18 (1930).
  • Elaeagnus longipes f. elliptica Araki, Hokuriku J. Bot. 4: 109 (1955).
  • Elaeagnus longipes var. orbiculata (Makino) Honda, Nom. Pl. Japonic.: 506 (1939).
  • Elaeagnus longipes var. ovoidea (Makino) Honda, Nom. Pl. Japonic.: 506 (1939).
  • Elaeagnus longipes f. pacifica Araki, Hokuriku J. Bot. 4: 110 (1955).
  • Elaeagnus longipes var. sulcata (Makino) Honda, Nom. Pl. Japonic.: 507 (1939).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. angustifolia (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto, Fl. Japan, ed. 2: 788 (1931).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. edulis (Siebold ex Carrière) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 412 (1909).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. gigantea Araki, Hokuriku J. Bot. 4: 113 (1955).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora f. jucundicocca (Koidz.) Araki, Hokuriku J. Bot. 4: 112 (1955).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora f. oblongata Araki, Hokuriku J. Bot. 4: 112 (1955).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. obovoidea C.Y.Chang, Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 6: 119 (1980).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora f. orbiculata (Makino) Araki, Hokuriku J. Bot. 4: 109 (1955).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. orbiculata Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 3: 34 (1926).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. ovoidea Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 3: 45 (1923).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. parvifolia Servett., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 25(2): 62 (1909).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. siphonantha (Nakai) C.Y.Chang, Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 6: 120 (1980).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. sulcata Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 3: 45 (1923).
  • Elaeagnus multiflora var. tenuipes C.Y.Chang, Fl. Sichuanica 1: 466 (1981).
  • Elaeagnus rotundifolia Gagnaire, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 540 (1871).
  • Elaeagnus sativa Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 207 (1893).
  • Elaeagnus siphonantha Nakai, Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 61: 85 (1924 publ. 1925).
  • Elaeagnus umbellata var. siphonantha (Nakai) Hand.-Mazz., Symb. Sin. 7: 590 (1933).

Hybrids

E. × pyramidalis

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Russian Far East Kuril Is. China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1784. Flora Japonica sistens plantas insularum japonicarum secundum systema sexuale emendatum redactas ad XX classes, ordines, genera et species cum differentiis specificis, synonymis paucis, descriptionibus concinnis et XXXIX iconibus adiectis. Leipzig. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Elaeagnus multiflora. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143486609A143486611.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Elaeagnus multiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Elaeagnus multiflora. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Elaeagnus multiflora. Accessed: 8 Jan 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Elaeagnus multiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 8. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Cherry silverberry
• suomi: Japaninhopeapensas
• français: Goumi du Japon

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