Rhamnaceae
Japanese raisintree
Hovenia dulcis
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Hovenia
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Common names
By language (27)
- ab
- Акамфеҭҵла
- Afrikaans
- Japanse rosyntjieboom
- Arabic
- هوفينية حلوة
- Armenian
- Կոնֆետի ծառ
- arz
- هوفينيا دولسيس
- Azerbaijani
- Şirin hoveniya
- Catalan
- Arbre de les panses
- Chinese
- 北枳椇, 拐枣, 枳棋子, 枳椇, 枳椇子, 甜半夜, 鸡爪梨
- Czech
- Dužistopka sladká
- English
- Japanese raisintree, Oriental raisin tree, Japanese raisin tree
- Finnish
- Hovenia, Itämainen rusinapuu, Japanillainen rusinapuu
- French
- Raisinier de Chine
- German
- Japanischer Rosinenbaum
- Hebrew
- עץ הצימוק היפני, הובניה מתוקה
- Italian
- Albero dell'uva passa
- Japanese
- ケンポナシ, 玄圃梨
- Korean
- 헛개나무
- Polish
- Howenia słodka, Drzewo rodzynkowe
- Portuguese
- Cajueiro-japonês, Uva do Japao
- Russian
- Конфетное дерево, Говения сладкая
- Serbian
- Hovenija, Ховенија
- Slovak
- Hovénia sladká
- Spanish
- Palo dulce
- Swedish
- Japanskt russinträd, Orientaliskt russinträd
- Turkish
- Şeker ağacı
- Uzbek
- Konfet daraxti
- xmf
- Კამფეტიშ ჯა, Ჰოვენია გემუანი
Synonyms
- Hovenia dulcis var. glabra Makino
- Hovenia dulcis var. latifolia Nakai ex Y.Kimura
- Hovenia dulcis var. tomentella Makino
- Hovenia pubescens Sweet
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.