Stephania japonica

Stephania japonica var. discolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Menispermaceae
Subfamilia: Menispermoideae
Tribus: Cissampelideae
Genus: Stephania
Species: Stephania japonica
Varietates: S. j. var. discolor – S. j. var. japonica – S. j. var. timoriensis

Name

Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 18: 14. 1866. (as Japonica)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Menispermum japonicum Thunb. in Murray, Syst. Veg. (ed. 14): 892. (May–June) 1784. – Fl. Jap.: 193. (Aug) 1784.

• Homotypic
  • Cocculus japonicus (Thunb.) DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 516. 1817.
  • Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers, Contr. Bot. 3: 213(–214). 1871, isonym (as Stephania Japonica)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Asia to S. Pacific Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Miers, 1866. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 18: 14

Additional references

• Forman, L.L. 1956. The Menispermaceae of Malesia: I. Kew Bulletin 11: 41–69. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1986. Menispermaceae. Pp. 157–253 in Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. & De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (eds.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 10(2). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. BHL. Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1988. A synopsis of Thai Menispermaceae. Kew Bulletin 43: 369–407. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1991. Menispermaceae. Pp. 300–365 in Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.), Flora of Thailand, Vol. 5(3). The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok. Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. 1995. Menispermaceae. Pp. 301–319 in Dassanayake, M.D., Fosberg, F.R. (†) & Clayton, W.D. (eds.), A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon, Vol. IX. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. Reference page. 
• Forman, L. 1998. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie 22(1). Menispermaceae. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. Pp. 3–24. ISBN 2-85654-209-3. PDF BHL Reference page. 
• Forman, L.L. (†). 2007. Menispermaceae. Pp. 362–386 in Flora of Australia, Vol. 2, Winteraceae to Platanaceae. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), Canberra; CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 978-0-643-05967-2 (hard cover)/ISBN 978-0-643-05968-9 (soft cover). Online. Reference page. 
• Grierson, A.J.C. Family 47. Menispermaceae. Pp. 331–340 in Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. 1984. Flora of Bhutan: including a record of plants from Sikkim, Vol. 1, Part 2. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-9504270-2-0. Reference page. 
• Luo Xianrui, Chen Tao & Gilbert, M.G. 2008. Menispermaceae. Pp. 1–31 in Wu Zhengyi, Raven, P.H. & Hong Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China, Vol. 7, Menispermaceae through Capparaceae. Science Press, Beijing; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 978-1-930723-81-8. PDF Online Reference page. 
• Ohwi, J. 1965. Fam. 93. Menispermaceae. Pp. 465–466 in Flora of Japan (translated by F.G. Meyer & E.M. Walker). Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. BHL Reference page. 
• Pramanik, A. & Gangopadhyay, M. 1993. Menispermaceae. Pp. 308–350 in Sharma, B.D., Balakrishnan, N.P., Rao, R.R. & Hajra, P.K. (eds.), Flora of India, Vol. 1, Ranunculaceae–Barclayaceae. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Stephania japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Stephania japonica. Published online. Accessed: 25 January 2017.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stephania japonica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-01-25.
• Tropicos.org 20600011. 25. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2017 20600011.

Note:

The name Stephania japonica has also been applied to Stephania psilophylla.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: আকনাদি
日本語: ハスノハカズラ
नेपाली: बाटुलीपाते
中文: 千金藤

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