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Damnacanthus indicus C.F.Gaertn.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Damnacanthus

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Damnacanthus indicus: Damnacanthus indicus in Inabe, Mie prefecture, Japan.
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
伏牛花, 刺虎, 绣花针, 虎刺, 黄脚鸡
Japanese
アリドオシ
Korean
호자나무
lzh
伏牛花

Synonyms

  • Bridelia spinosa DC.
  • Canthium gaertneri Steud.
  • Canthium indicum (C.F.Gaertn.) D.Dietr.

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.