Salicaceae
Iigiri
Idesia polycarpa
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Idesia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 山桐子, 斗霜红, 椅, 椅树, 椅桐, 水冬桐, 水冬瓜, 鱼虱子
- Czech
- Idesie mnohoplodá
- English
- Iigiri, Idesia
- Japanese
- イイギリ
- Korean
- 이나무
- Portuguese
- Idesia
- ryu
- チルギ
Synonyms
- Cathayeia polycarpa (Maxim.) Ohwi
- Flacourtia japonica hort. ex Lavall.
- Idesia fujianensis G.S.Fan
- Idesia polycarpa var. fujianensis (G.S.Fan) S.S.Lai
- Idesia polycarpa var. intermedia Pamp.
- Idesia polycarpa var. latifolia Diels
- Idesia polycarpa var. polycarpa
- Polycarpa maximowiczii Linden ex Carrière
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Luka S. (someplant), CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 賴亮名, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.