Betulaceae

Japanese hop-hornbeam

Ostrya japonica Sarg.

Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Ostrya

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Japanese hop-hornbeam: Japanese Hop-hornbeam ( Ostrya japonica ) in Japan — Photo: belvedere04, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)

arz: اوستريا جابونيكا
Chinese: 鐵木, 铁木, 苗榆
Dutch: Japanse hopbeuk
English: Japanese hop-hornbeam
German: Japanische Hopfenbuche
Japanese: アサダ
Korean: 새우나무
Persian: چوباستخوانی ژاپنی
Russian: Хмелеграб японский
Turkish: Japon kayacığı

Synonyms

Ostrya japonica var. homochaeta Honda
Ostrya liana Hu
Ostrya ostrya var. japonica (Sarg.) C.K.Schneid.
Ostrya virginica var. japonica Maxim. ex Sarg.

Photos

Photo: belvedere04, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: belvedere04, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: belvedere04, CC BY 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.