Eurya japonica, commonly referred to as East Asian eurya, is a shrub in the Pentaphylacaceae family that is native to eastern China, Korea, and Japan. It typically grows to be 1-3.5 meters tall and is often used as an ornamental plant. In Shinto, it is a sacred tree, and its leaves are used as sacrificial offerings.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Phyllanthus nitidus	Müll.Arg.	Flora 48: 371 (1865)
Eugenioides fasciculatum	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 409. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Eurya crispa	Siebold ex Blume	Mus. Bot. 2(1-8): 106. 1856 [Feb 1856]
Eurya fasciculata	Wall.	Numer. List [Wallich] n. 3662. 1831
Eurya hortensis	Siebold & Zucc.	Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 163. 1845
Eurya jacquemartii	Carrière	Rev. Hort. (Paris) 41: 369 (1869)
Eurya japonica var. angustifolia	Koidz.	Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1: 20 1932
Eurya japonica f. angustifolia	(Koidz.) H.Hara	Enum. Sperm. Jap. 3: 167 1954
Eurya japonica var. australis	Hatus.	J. Jap. Bot. 26: 374 1951
Eurya japonica f. australis	(Hatus.) Hatus.	Mem. Fac. Agric. Kagoshima Univ. 4(1): 25 1960
Eurya japonica var. hortensis	Blume	Mus. Bot. 2: 106 1856
Eurya japonica f. leucobaccata	H.Hara	Enum. Sperm. Jap. 3: 167 1954
Eurya japonica var. linearifolia	Blume	Mus. Bot. 2: 106 1856
Eurya japonica f. linearifolia	(Blume) H.Hara	Enum. Sperm. Jap. 3: 167 1954
Eurya japonica var. microphylla	Blume	Mus. Bot. 2: 106 1856
Eurya japonica f. microphylla	(Blume) H.Hara	Enum. Sperm. Jap. 3: 167 1954
Eurya japonica var. montana	Blume	Mus. Bot. 2: 106 1856
Eurya japonica var. multiflora	Miq.	Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 14 1867
Eurya japonica var. ovata	Masam. & Satomi	J. Jap. Bot. 29: 28 1954
Eurya japonica f. papillosa	Sugim.	J. Geobot. 24(3): 62 (1977).
Eurya japonica var. pumila	Miq.	Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 14 1867
Eurya japonica var. pusilla	Blume	Mus. Bot. 2: 106 1856
Eurya japonica var. uniflora	Blume	Mus. Bot. 2: 106 1856
Eurya latifolia	K.Koch	Dendrologie 1: 490 (1869)
Eurya microphylla	Siebold & Zucc.	Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 163. 1845
Eurya minima	Nakai	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 37: 81 (1923)
Eurya montana	Siebold & Zucc.	Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 163. 1845
Eurya multiflora	Siebold ex Blume	Mus. Bot. 2: 106 (1856)
Eurya pubicalyx	Ohwi	Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 79 (1953)
Eurya pumila	Siebold ex Miq.	Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 14 (1867)
Eurya pusilla	Siebold ex Blume	Mus. Bot. 2(1-8): 107. 1856 [Feb 1856]
Eurya uniflora	Siebold & Zucc.	Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 163. 1845

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	east asian eurya
Japanese	ヒサカキ
Japanese	ササキ
Japanese	ビシャ
Japanese	ビシャコ
Japanese	ヘンダラ
Japanese	柃
Korean	사스레피나무
Malayalam	കാട്ടുതേയില
Chinese	柃木
Chinese	日本柃木
Chinese	海岸柃

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - China Southeast
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Kazan-retto
  - Korea

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - East Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Vietnam

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000683065
USDA Plants	EUJA5
Tropicos	31600468
INPN	448195
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828738-1
The Plant List	kew-2804885
Open Tree Of Life	112426
NCBI Taxonomy	59671
IPNI	828738-1
iNaturalist	429261
GBIF	7152601
Freebase	/m/025xg7w
EPPO	EUYJA
USDA GRIN	16440
Wikipedia	Eurya_japonica
CMAUP	NPO22437

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Quadrat soil pollen signal reflects plant important values in forests and shrublands from subtropical China

Li K, Tan B, Liao M, Ni J

Front Plant Sci

20-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10987713
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2024.1348182
PMID:	38571712

Relictithismia kimotsukiensis, a new genus and species of Thismiaceae from southern Japan with discussions on its phylogenetic relationship

Suetsugu K, Nakamura Y, Nakano T, Tagane S

J Plant Res

29-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC11082003
doi:	10.1007/s10265-024-01532-5
PMID:	38421521

Rheophytic Osmunda lancea (Osmundaceae) exhibits large flexibility in the petiole

Shiba M, Fukuda T

Sci Rep

04-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10838915
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-53406-4
PMID:	38311628

Mid-to-late Holocene climate variability in coastal East Asia and its impact on ancient Korean societies

Park J, Bahk J, Park J, Kim H, Choi J

Sci Rep

16-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10505234
doi:	10.1038/s41598-023-42551-x
PMID:	37717094

Lid scrubbing with a gel combining natural extracts for dry eye treatment

Diaz-Vega B, Rodriguez-Fabuel C, Vitores-Mate S, Carpena-Torres C

Int J Ophthalmol

18-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10333254
doi:	10.18240/ijo.2023.07.08
PMID:	37465519

How far can omics go in unveiling the mechanisms of floral senescence?

Rogers HJ

Biochem Soc Trans

30-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10586764
doi:	10.1042/BST20221097
PMID:	37387359

Effect of strong wind on laminas and petioles of Farfugium japonicum (L.) Kitam. var. japonicum (Asteraceae)

Shiba M, Mizuno T, Fukuda T

Front Plant Sci

29-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10345509
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1182266
PMID:	37457339

Molecular Aspects of Gall Formation Induced by Mites and Insects

Desnitskiy AG, Chetverikov PE, Ivanova LA, Kuzmin IV, Ozman-Sullivan SK, Sukhareva SI

Life (Basel)

08-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10304984
doi:	10.3390/life13061347
PMID:	37374129

Primary succession of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Alnus sieboldiana on Izu-Oshima Island, Japan

Ishikawa A, Nara K

Mycorrhiza

26-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10244263
doi:	10.1007/s00572-023-01112-w
PMID:	37233830

Diet composition and selection of Père David's deer in Hubei Shishou Milu National Nature Reserve, China

Wang H, Zhao Y, Wang F, Sun X, Zhu J, Zhang Y, Wei S, Chen H

Ecol Evol

06-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9817203
doi:	10.1002/ece3.9702
PMID:	36620412

The ontogenetic dietary shift from non‐dangerous to dangerous prey in predator‐eating predators under capture risk

Suzuki Y, Ikemoto M, Yokoi T

Ecol Evol

08-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9731918
doi:	10.1002/ece3.9609
PMID:	36514549

Characterization and selection of endophytic actinobacteria for growth and disease management of Tea (Camellia sinensis L.)

Hazarika SN, Saikia K, Thakur D

Front Plant Sci

09-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9681920
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.989794
PMID:	36438109

Regeneration of tree species after 11 years of canopy gap creation and deer exclusion in a warm temperate broad-leaved forest over-browsed by sika deer

Ang JM, Kusumoto D, Mitsugi M, Suzuki M

PeerJ

01-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9635360
doi:	10.7717/peerj.14210
PMID:	36340205

Surface phytolith and pollen assemblages of a low-latitude subtropical region in Southwest China and their implications for vegetation and climate

Wang M, Yang Q, Yang W, Shi L, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Zhang W, Zheng H

Front Plant Sci

04-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9577251
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.1007612
PMID:	36267950

Diverse diets and low‐fiber, low‐tannin foraging preferences: Foraging criteria of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at low altitude in Huangshan

Li B, Li W, Liu C, Yang P, Li J

Ecol Evol

04-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9532248
doi:	10.1002/ece3.9338
PMID:	36225833

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenols / 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids
4-Allylphenol	68148	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O	134.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Benzenediols / Catechols
4-Allylbenzene-1,2-diol	70775	Click to see C=CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O	150.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eudesmane, isoeudesmane or cycloeudesmane sesquiterpenoids
Eudesm-4(15)-ene-3alpha,11-diol	11118126	Click to see CC12CCC(CC1C(=C)C(CC2)O)C(C)(C)O	238.37	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
[(1S,4aS,6S,7R,7aS)-6-acetyloxy-7-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-hydroxy-4-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate	14414526	Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)OC1C2C(CC(C2(COC(=O)C)O)OC(=O)C)C(=CO1)COC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O	562.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(1S,4aS,7R,7aS)-7-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-hydroxy-4-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate	101316457	Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)OC1C2C(CCC2(COC(=O)C)O)C(=CO1)COC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O	504.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(1S,4aS,7R,7aS)-7-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-hydroxy-4-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate	101316456	Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)OC1C2C(CCC2(COC(=O)C)O)C(=CO1)COC3C(C(C(C(O3)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O	650.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Furcatoside A	101316455	Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)OC1C2C(CCC2(COC(=O)C)O)C(=CO1)COC3C(C(C(C(O3)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O	650.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1R,3aR,5aS,5bR,7aS,9S,11aR,11bS,13aS,13bR)-9-hydroxy-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid	162955626	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C(=O)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.7_872
9-Hydroxy-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acid	2371	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C(=O)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/YAKUSHI1947.94.7_872
alpha-Amyrin palmitate	10394654	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CCC5(C4C(C(CC5)C)C)C)C)C)C	665.10	unknown	via CMAUP database
beta-Amyrin acetate	92156	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C	468.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
Ursolic Acid	64945	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	456.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Glutamine and derivatives
2-Amino-5-(ethylamino)-5-oxopentanoic acid	228398	Click to see CCNC(=O)CCC(C(=O)O)N	174.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.48.2861
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives
Butanedioate;hydron	21952380	Click to see [H+].[H+].C(CC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-]	118.09	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
4-Hydroxy-4-[2-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyethyl]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one	14353406	Click to see C1=CC(C=CC1=O)(CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O	316.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2819
CID 11809239	11809239	Click to see C1=CC(C=CC1=O)(CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O	316.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2819
Cornoside	3084796	Click to see C1=CC(C=CC1=O)(CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)O	316.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2819
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
(2Z)-3-(4-{[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}phenyl)prop-2-enoic acid	54036359	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O	326.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Furcatin	442789	Click to see C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)COC3C(C(CO3)(CO)O)O)O)O)O	428.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
(3aR,7aS)-3a-hydroxy-2,3,7,7a-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-6-one	138113864	Click to see C1COC2C1(C=CC(=O)C2)O	154.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2819
(3AS,7AS)-3A-Hydroxy-2,3,7,7A-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-6-one	10725564	Click to see C1COC2C1(C=CC(=O)C2)O	154.16	unknown	via CMAUP database
Halleridone	146831	Click to see C1COC2C1(C=CC(=O)C2)O	154.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2819
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
4-Hydroxycinnamic acid	322	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)O	164.16	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides
(2S,5S)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	44256715	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=[O+]C3=CC(=CC(=C3C=C2OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	449.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-[7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-5-yl]oxy-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate	14483141	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=CC(=CC4=C3C(=O)C=C(O4)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)COC(=O)C)O)O)O)O)O	620.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2819
Euryanoside	24763247	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=CC(=CC4=C3C(=O)C=C(O4)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)COC(=O)C)O)O)O)O)O	620.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.37.2819

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Eurya japonica

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