Nyssaceae

Chinese tupelo

Nyssa sinensis Oliv.

Family: Nyssaceae
Genus: Nyssa

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Chinese tupelo: Botanical specimen in Quarryhill Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen, California, USA. — Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: طوبال صيني, طوبال شانغزياني, طوبال شويلياني
Chinese: 紫樹, 蓝果树, 柅萨木, 紫树, 莕菜, 上思蓝果树, 文山蓝果树, 瑞丽蓝果树
English: Chinese tupelo

Synonyms

Alangium shweliense W.W.Sm.
Microrhamnus bodinieri H.Lév.
Nyssa megacarpa R.Parker
Nyssa shangszeensis W.P.Fang & Soong
Nyssa shweliensis (W.W.Sm.) Airy Shaw
Nyssa sinensis var. oblongifolia W.P.Fang & Soong
Nyssa sinensis var. sinensis
Nyssa wenshanensis W.P.Fang & Soong

Photos

Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.