Euphorbiaceae

Neoshirakia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Esser

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Neoshirakia

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Neoshirakia japonica: Neoshirakia japonica in Suzuka Mountains, Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan. — Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 白木乌桕, 斑子烏桕, 白木烏桕, 山乌桕根, 白乳木, 斑子乌桕
Japanese: シラキ
Korean: 사람주나무
Spanish: Neoshirakia, Shirakia

Synonyms

Croton siraki Siebold & Zucc.
Croton sirakii Siebold & Zucc.
Excoecaria japonica Müll.Arg.
Sapium japonicum Pax & K.Hoffm.
Shirakia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Hurus.
Stillingia japonica Siebold & Zucc.
Triadica japonica Baill.

Photos

Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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
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
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
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.