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*Aucuba japonica Thunberg. Common name: Aucuba, Japanese-laurel, Spotted-laurel. Phenology: Jan-Apr; Jan-Feb (of the following year). Habitat: Commonly planted throughout our area, rarely escaping and naturalizing in suburban woodlands. Distribution: Native of Japan and se. Asia.

ID notes: The most frequently planted cultivars have the dark green leaves prominently speckled with yellow.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, K4; = n/a — C, F, G, RAB, S, S13, Va. Basionym: Aucuba japonica Thunb. 1783

Links to other floras: = Aucuba japonica - FNA12

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native range: China, Taiwan & southern Japan



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