Actaea japonica
A species in the Ranunculaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Actaea
- Species
- Actaea japonica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1784
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Actaea japonica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Actaea acerinaPrantl
- Actaea japonica var. acutiloba(H.Hara) J.Compton
- Cimicifuga acerina(Siebold & Zucc.) Tanaka
- Cimicifuga acerina f. hispidulaP.K.Hsiao
- Cimicifuga acerina var. intermediaH.Hara
- Cimicifuga acerina var. peltata(Makino) H.Hara
- Cimicifuga chinensisKoidz.
- Cimicifuga japonicaSpreng.
- Cimicifuga japonica f. peltataMakino
- Cimicifuga japonica var. acutilobaH.Hara
- Cimicifuga japonica var. macrophylla(Koidz.) H.Hara
- Cimicifuga japonica var. peltata(Makino) H.Hara
- Cimicifuga macrophyllaKoidz.
- Cimicifuga peltata(Makino) Koidz.
- Pityrosperma acerinumSiebold & Zucc.
- Thalictrodes japonicaKuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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