Euphorbiaceae
Alchornea trewioides
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Alchornea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Cantonese
- 紅背山麻桿
- Chinese
- 紅背山麻桿, 红背山麻杆, 红背叶, 红背山麻秆, 红背娘, 绿背山麻杆
Synonyms
- Alchornea trewioides var. genuina Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Alchornea trewioides var. sinica H.S.Kiu
- Alchornea trewioides var. trewioides
- Stipellaria trewioides Benth.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yj, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yj, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Alchornea trewioides: 紅背山麻桿 Alchornea trewioides [香港西貢獅子會自然教育中心 Saikung, Hong Kong]](/plants/alchornea-trewioides/photos/f1b579f2258f3e05-l.webp)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.