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Lamiaceae

Japanese musk maple

Premna microphylla Turcz.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Premna

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Japanese musk maple (Premna microphylla)
FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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

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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.