Gratiola japonica

Gratiola japonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus: Gratiola
Species: Gratiola japonica

Name

Gratiola japonica Miq., 1865

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gratiola micrantha Franch. & Sav. in Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 456 (1878), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miquel, F.A.W. 1865–1866. Prolusio Florae Japonicae. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 2(3): 69–84, (4): 85–116, pl. 4, (5): 117–148 (1865), (6): 149–180, pls. 5–6, (7): 181–212, pl. 7 (1866). BHL Reference page. : 2: 117

Additional references

• Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gratiola japonica. Published online. Accessed: July 25 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gratiola japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Gratiola japonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 July 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• 中文: 水八角, 白花水八角

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