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Lamiaceae

Chinese hatplant

Holmskioldia sanguinea Retz.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Holmskioldia

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Chinese hatplant: Holmskioldia sanguinea (flowers and leaves). Location: Maui, Makawao
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
冬紅, 冬紅花, 冬红, 冬红花
English
Chinese hatplant
Finnish
Mandariininhattu
Japanese
テングバナ

Synonyms

  • Hastingia coccinea Sm.
  • Hastingia scandens Roxb.
  • Holmskioldia rubra Pers.
  • Holmskioldia sanguinea f. aurantiaca Yin Yin Kyi & DeFilipps
  • Holmskioldia sanguinea f. citrina Moldenke
  • Holmskioldia sanguinea var. flavescens Roth
  • Holmskioldia scandens Sweet
  • Platunum rubrum A.Juss.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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.