Lamiaceae
Japanese musk maple
Premna microphylla
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Premna
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 土黄芪, 小葉臭魚木, 止血草, 腐卑, 腐婢, 腐婢根, 臭黃荊, 臭黄荆
- English
- Japanese musk maple, Japanese neem tree, Japanese premna, Musk maple, Tofu tree
- Vietnamese
- Cách lá nhỏ
Synonyms
- Gumira japonica (Miq.) Kuntze
- Gumira microphylla (Turcz.) Kuntze
- Premna formosana Maxim.
- Premna japonica Miq.
- Premna luxurians Nakai
- Premna microphylla var. glabra Nakai
- Premna microphylla var. luxurians (Nakai) Moldenke
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shih-Shiuan Kao, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 天問 小窩, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yinling Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.