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Rubiaceae

Adina pilulifera (Lam.) Franch. ex Drake

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Adina

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Adina pilulifera: 水楊梅(水團花) Adina pilulifera [香港沙螺洞 Sha Lo Tung, Hong Kong]
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Cantonese
水團花
Chinese
水团花, 水圑花, 假马烟树, 水团花根, 水杨梅
Japanese
タニワタリノキ
Vietnamese
Gáo viên

Synonyms

  • Adina globiflora Salisb.
  • Adina globiflora var. macrophylla Nakai
  • Adina globiflora var. tonkinense Pit.
  • Adina globiflora var. tonkinensis Pit.
  • Adina nipponica Masam.
  • Adina peduncularis DC.
  • Adina pilulifera var. tonkinense (Pit.) Merr. ex H.L.Li
  • Adina pilulifera var. tonkinensis (Pit.) Merr. ex H.L.Li
  • Adina pilulifera var. tonkinensis (Pit.) H.L.Li
  • Cephalanthus pilulifer Lam.
  • Cephalanthus piluliflorus Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Nauclea adina Sm.
  • Nauclea adinoides Lindl.
  • Nauclea nipponica Masam.
  • Nauclea orientalis var. macrophylla (Nakai) Nakai
  • Nauclea pilulifera (Lam.) Baill. ex Franch.

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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.