Pentaphylacaceae

Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Wight & Arn.) Bedd.

Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Genus: Ternstroemia

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Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Ternstroemia gymnanthera) — FlowerPhoto: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 闊葉厚皮香, 阔叶厚皮香

Synonyms

Cleyera gymnanthera Wight & Arn.
Cleyera wightii Choisy
Hoferia japonica Franch.
Ternstroemia aneura Miq.
Ternstroemia denticulata (Pierre) Ridl.
Ternstroemia gymnanthera var. wightii (Choisy) Hand.-Mazz.
Ternstroemia japonica f. hermaphrodita Gagnep.
Ternstroemia japonica var. denticulata Pierre
Ternstroemia japonica var. parvifolia Dyer
Ternstroemia japonica var. wightii (Choisy) Dyer
Ternstroemia lushia Choisy
Ternstroemia parvifolia Hu
Ternstroemia pseudomicrophylla H.T.Chang
Ternstroemia wightii Choisy

Flowers

In flower: March, May to June (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Yj, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Yj, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AucklandNaturalist, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AucklandNaturalist, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AucklandNaturalist, CC BY-SA 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.