Helwingiaceae
Helwingia japonica
- Family
- Helwingiaceae
- Genus
- Helwingia
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- هلوينجيا جابونيكا
- Chinese
- 青荚叶, 青莢葉, 叶上珠, 叶上花, 大叶通草, 小通草, 青通草
- Japanese
- ハナイカダ
Synonyms
- Helwingia japonica var. japonica
- Helwingia japonica var. parvifolia Makino
- Osyris japonica Thunb.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 115 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 岸本年郎, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, 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). About our plant data.