Ulmaceae
Japanese zelkova
Zelkova serrata
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Genus
- Zelkova
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- زلكوفا منشارية, دردار كياكي, زلكوفا أذينية, زلكوفا يابانية
- arz
- زلكوفا منشاريه
- Basque
- Japoniar zelkoba
- Cantonese
- 櫸樹
- Chinese
- 榉树, 櫸, 櫸樹, Ju shu, 光光榆, 光叶榉, 榉, 雞油
- Danish
- Japansk Zelkova
- Dutch
- Japanse zelkova
- English
- Japanese zelkova, Japanese-elm, Keyaki, Saw-leaf zelkova, Water-elm
- Estonian
- Jaapani tselkva
- Finnish
- Idänselkova
- French
- Orme du Japon
- German
- Japanische Zelkove, Keaki, Keyaki
- hak
- Gieˊ iuˇ su, Gai`rhiu shu+, Gi'mug, Gie1 iu5 su3, Gie24 iu11 su55
- Hebrew
- זלקובה משורית
- Hungarian
- Japán gyertyánszil
- Japanese
- ケヤキ, Keyaki, けやき, チョウセンケヤキ, ツキゲヤキ, ツキノキ, 槻, 槻の木
- Korean
- 느티나무
- Lithuanian
- Japoninis skirpstulas
- nan
- Ke-iû, Ke-jiû, Kue-iû, Kue-liû
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Keaki
- Persian
- نارون ژاپنی
- Polish
- Brzostownica japońska
- pwn
- Tjeves
- Russian
- Дзельква пильчатая
- Slovenian
- Japonska zelkova, Kejaki
- Spanish
- Keyaki
- Swedish
- Japansk zelkova
- Turkish
- Japon Zelkovası
Synonyms
- Abelicea acuminata Kuntze
- Abelicea hirta Schneider
- Abelicea keaki (K.Koch) C.K.Schneid.
- Abelicea serrata Makino
- Corchorus serratus Thunb.
- Planera acuminata Lindl.
- Planera japonica Miq.
- Planera kaki hort. ex Planch.
- Planera keaki K.Koch
- Ulmus keaki Siebold
- Ulmus keia-ki Planch.
- Zelkova acuminata (Lindl.) Planch.
- Zelkova formosana Hayata
- Zelkova hirta (C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid.
- Zelkova japonica Dippel
- Zelkova keaki Maxim.
- Zelkova serrata var. longifolia Nakai
- Zelkova serrata var. stipulacea (Franch. & Sav.) Makino
- Zelkova serrata var. tarokoensis (Hayata) H.L.Li
- Zelkova stipulacea Franch. & Sav.
- Zelkova tarokoensis Hayata
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Yoshihiro Tokue, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ja:User:Miya, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Basicdesign, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Xsandriel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dan Keck from Ohio, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.