Rhamnaceae
Asian nakedwood
Colubrina asiatica
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Colubrina
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 亞洲濱棗, 蛇藤, 亚洲滨枣
- English
- Asian nakedwood, Latherleaf, Asiatic snakewood
- Hawaiian
- Anapanapa, Kauila anapanapa, Kauila kukuku, Kauila ʻānapanapa, Kolokolo, Kukuku, ʻĀnapanapa
- Malayalam
- കടപ്പ
- Thai
- ผักหวานทะเล
Synonyms
- Ceanothus asiaticus L.
- Ceanothus capsularis G.Forst.
- Colubrina capsularis G.Forst.
- Pomaderris capsularis G.Don ex Loudon
- Rhamnus acuminata Colebr.
- Rhamnus asiatica Lam.
- Rhamnus splendens Blume
- Sageretia splendens G.Don
- Tralliana scandens Lour.
- Trymalium capsulare G.Don
- Tubanthera katapa Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to February, April to November (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pham An, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lalu Achmad Tatas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prof Coffee, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.