Ranunculaceae

Actaea japonica Thunb.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Actaea

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 小升麻, 硬毛小升麻, 金龟草, 五角连, 帽辫七, 开喉箭, 拐枣七, 茶七
Japanese: オオバショウマ
Tamil: அக்டேயா யபோனிகா

Synonyms

Actaea acerina Prantl
Actaea japonica var. acutiloba (H.Hara) J.Compton
Cimicifuga acerina (Siebold & Zucc.) Tanaka
Cimicifuga acerina f. hispidula P.K.Hsiao
Cimicifuga acerina var. intermedia H.Hara
Cimicifuga acerina var. peltata (Makino) H.Hara
Cimicifuga chinensis Koidz.
Cimicifuga japonica Spreng.
Cimicifuga japonica f. peltata Makino
Cimicifuga japonica var. acutiloba H.Hara
Cimicifuga japonica var. macrophylla (Koidz.) H.Hara
Cimicifuga japonica var. peltata (Makino) H.Hara
Cimicifuga macrophylla Koidz.
Cimicifuga peltata (Makino) Koidz.
Pityrosperma acerinum Siebold & Zucc.
Thalictrodes japonica Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.