Phyllanthaceae
Javanese bishopwood
Bischofia javanica
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Bischofia
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Common names
By language (22)
- ace
- Tingkeuem
- Burmese
- ရေပိတောက်ပင်
- Cantonese
- 秋楓
- Chinese
- 秋枫, 茄冬, 重阳木, 万年青树, 秋枫木, 秋枫木叶, 茄苳, 赤木
- Dutch
- Gadog
- English
- Javanese bishopwood, Bishop wood
- Finnish
- Jaavanpallerosade
- hak
- Kâ-tûng
- Indonesian
- Gadog
- Japanese
- アカギ
- Javanese
- Gintungan
- Kannada
- ನೀಲಿ
- Malay
- Jitang
- Malayalam
- ചോലവേങ്ങ
- nan
- Ka-tang
- Portuguese
- Bischofia, Biscófia, Cedro-de-java
- pwn
- Cuqulj
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၶူမ်ၽၢတ်ႇ, တူၼ်ႈမႆႉပူမ်ၽၢတ်ႇ
- Sundanese
- Gintung
- szy
- Sakul
- Tamil
- சோழவேங்கை
- Tongan
- Koka
Synonyms
- Andrachne apetala Roxb. ex Wall.
- Andrachne apetala Roxb. ex Benth.
- Andrachne trifoliata Roxb.
- Bischofia cummingiana Decne.
- Bischofia javanica var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Bischofia javanica var. lanceolata Müll.Arg.
- Bischofia javanica var. oblongifolia (Decne.) Müll.Arg.
- Bischofia javanica var. toui (Decne.) Müll.Arg.
- Bischofia leptopoda Müll.Arg.
- Bischofia oblongifolia Decne.
- Bischofia roeperiana Decne.
- Bischofia toui Decne.
- Bischofia trifoliata (Roxb.) Hook.
- Microelus roeperianus (Decne.) Wight & Arn.
- Phyllanthus gymnanthus Baill.
- Stylodiscus trifoliatus (Roxb.) Benn.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: T R Shankar Raman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.