Symplocaceae
Sapphire-berry
Symplocos paniculata
- Family
- Symplocaceae
- Genus
- Symplocos
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- سيمبلوكوس مذنبة
- Chinese
- 白檀, 华山矾, 乌子树, 华山矾果, 华山矾根, 日本白檀, 碎米子树, 假鸦胆子
- English
- Sapphire-berry, Asiatic sweet-leaf, Asiatic sweetleaf
- Finnish
- Safiirikorumarja
- Japanese
- クロミノニシゴリ
- Korean
- 노린재나무
Synonyms
- Eugenioides crataegoides Kuntze
- Eugenioides pallidum Kuntze
- Eugenioides paniculatum Kuntze
- Eugenioides sinicum Kuntze
- Lodhra crataegoides (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Decne.
- Palura chinensis Koidz.
- Palura odorata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Palura paniculata (Thunb.) Nakai
- Palura paniculata var. glabra (Makino) Honda
- Palura paniculata var. pallida Nakai
- Palura sinica (Ker Gawl.) Miers
- Prunus mairei H.Lév.
- Prunus paniculata Thunb.
- Symplocos chinensis Druce
- Symplocos chinensis var. vestita (Hemsl.) Hand.-Mazz.
- Symplocos crataegoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Symplocos crataegoides var. chinensis (Lour.) Makino & Nemoto
- Symplocos crataegoides var. glabra (Makino) Matsum.
- Symplocos crataegoides var. glabrifolia (Miq.) Koidz.
- Symplocos crataegoides var. pallida (Franch. & Sav.) Franch. & Sav.
- Symplocos hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.
- Symplocos pallida Franch. & Sav.
- Symplocos paniculata f. biloba (H.Lév.) Rehder
- Symplocos paniculata var. glabra Makino
- Symplocos paniculata var. glabrifolia Miq.
- Symplocos paniculata var. parvifolia Miq.
- Symplocos simaoensis Y.Y.Qian
- Symplocos sinica [Ker-Gawl.]
- Symplocos sinica var. vestita Hemsl.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 155 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Moogoo Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shih-Shiuan Kao, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: lalastan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shih-Shiuan Kao, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zihao Wang, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.