Staphyleaceae

Japanese bladdernut

Staphylea bumalda DC.

Family: Staphyleaceae
Genus: Staphylea

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Japanese bladdernut (Staphylea bumalda) — FruitPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 省沽油, 水条, 省沽油根, 小叶省沽油
English: Japanese bladdernut
Finnish: Japaninkotapähkinä
Japanese: ミツバウツギ
Korean: 고추나무
Swedish: Japansk pimpernöt

Synonyms

Bumalda trifolia Thunb.
Staphylea bumalda f. rotundifolia Nakai
Staphylea bumalda var. glabra Nakai
Staphylea bumalda var. latifolia Nakai
Staphylea bumalda var. microphylla B.C.Ding & T.B.Chao
Staphylea bumalda var. pubescens N.Li & Y.H.He
Staphylea bumalda var. stenophylla Honda
Staphylea bumalda var. viridis Nakai
Staphylea chysodonta Jungh.
Staphylea franchetii H.Boissieu

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FruitPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: E-190, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Simon Colenutt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jane Charlen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kim, Hyun-tae, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.