Pentaphylacaceae

Eurya

Eurya japonica Thunb.

Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Genus: Eurya

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Eurya: Eurya japonica — Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

arz: يوريا جابونيكا
Chinese: 日本柃木, 柃木, 海岸柃
English: Eurya, East Asian eurya
Japanese: ヒサカキ, ササキ, ビシャ, ビシャコ, ヘンダラ, 柃
Korean: 사스레피나무
Malayalam: കാട്ടുതേയില

Synonyms

Eurya fasciculata Wall.
Eurya japonica var. normalis Kuntze
Phyllanthus nitidus Müll.Arg.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: native

Photos

Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.