Aucuba chinensis
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643feb07469de747881667 |
| Scientific name | Aucuba chinensis |
| Authority | Benth. |
| First published in | Fl. Hongk. : 138 (1861) |
General Uses Top
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- The whole plant of Aucuba chinensis is cultivated as an ornamental evergreen shrub for shade gardens, woodland plantings, and container horticulture. It is sold by commercial nurseries under the name “Chinese aucuba”. Plants are supplied as potted nursery stock (commonly 3‑ to 5‑inch pots) for indoor foliage use and as larger balled‑and‑burlapped or container‑grown specimens for landscape projects. The shrub is employed in public parks, private residential gardens, and commercial landscape designs for its year‑round green foliage.
Properties relevant to use:
- Evergreen habit: retains glossy, deep‑green, leathery leaves through winter. Shade tolerance: performs well in partial to full shade, making it suitable for understory plantings. Moderate growth rate: typically reaches 1–2 m height over several years, allowing manageable size in small gardens. Pruning tolerance: can be cut back to maintain shape or used as a low hedge, with reliable regrowth from older wood. Soil adaptability: thrives in well‑drained loams with a slightly acidic to neutral pH and tolerates typical garden soils.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Propagation is achieved primarily by semi‑hardwood cuttings taken in late summer, a method that avoids wild collection. Commercial production is documented in horticultural trade databases (e.g., RHS Plant Finder, USDA PLANTS Database), indicating a consistent nursery supply. Aucuba chinensis has not been evaluated by the IUCN Red List and is not listed under the CITES Appendices. As the species is cultivated solely for ornamental horticulture and lacks commercial timber or fiber applications, its cultivation generally follows standard nursery practices with a relatively low environmental impact.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Aucuba chinensis var. variegata | Dombrain | Fl. Mag. (London) 5: t. 277. 1866 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | أوكوبة صينية |
| Chinese | 天脚板 |
| Chinese | 天脚板果 |
| Chinese | 天脚板根 |
| Chinese | 桃叶珊瑚 |
| Chinese | 桃葉珊瑚 |
| Chinese | 狭叶桃叶珊瑚 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Aucuba chinensis var. angusta | F.T.Wang | Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 6: 201 (1949) |
| Aucuba chinensis var. chinensis | Unknown |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
- Taiwan
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Myanmar
- Vietnam
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Indo-China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000296856 |
| Tropicos | 8700411 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271445-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-17866 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 420691 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 173669 |
| IUCN Red List | 35909 |
| IPNI | 271445-1 |
| iNaturalist | 468335 |
| GBIF | 3033094 |
| Freebase | /m/0g54d_0 |
| EPPO | AUCCH |
| EOL | 2891041 |
| USDA GRIN | 6075 |
| Wikipedia | Aucuba_chinensis |
| CMAUP | NPO27237 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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| The Phylogenetic Significance of Fruit Structures in the Family Cornaceae of China and Related Taxa | Wang J, Zou H, Liu M, Wang Y, Ru J, Guo C | Plants (Basel) | 30-Sep-2022 |
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| Identification of the Sex-Biased Gene Expression and Putative Sex-Associated Genes in Eucommia ulmoides Oliver Using Comparative Transcriptome Analyses | Wang W, Zhang X | Molecules | 18-Dec-2017 |
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| Biological pattern and transcriptomic exploration and phylogenetic analysis in the odd floral architecture tree: Helwingia willd | Sun C, Yu G, Bao M, Zheng B, Ning G | BMC Res Notes | 27-Jun-2014 |
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| Extensive screening for herbal extracts with potent antioxidant properties | Niwano Y, Saito K, Yoshizaki F, Kohno M, Ozawa T | J Clin Biochem Nutr | 28-Dec-2010 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives | |||||
| 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid | 3469 | Click to see | 154.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid | 7424 | Click to see | 154.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid | 135 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O | 138.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Protocatechuic Acid | 72 | Click to see | 154.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives | |||||
| Syringic Acid | 10742 | Click to see | 198.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Gallic acids | |||||
| Gallic Acid | 370 | Click to see | 170.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Vanillic Acid | 8468 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O | 168.15 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Salicylic acid and derivatives / Salicylic acids | |||||
| Salicylic Acid | 338 | Click to see | 138.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols | |||||
| 1,2-Ethanediol, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, (R)- | 688030 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(CO)O)O | 184.19 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Phenols / Tyrosols and derivatives / Tyrosols | |||||
| Tyrosol | 10393 | Click to see | 138.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Dibenzylbutane lignans / Dibenzylbutanediol lignans | |||||
| Secoisolariciresinol, (+)- | 6336781 | Click to see | 362.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides | |||||
| (Z)-3-phenyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyprop-2-enoic acid | 53385591 | Click to see | 326.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives | |||||
| (1S,3R,4R,5R)-3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid | 9476 | Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O | 354.31 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides | |||||
| Syringin | 5316860 | Click to see | 372.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids | |||||
| Dihydrodehydroconiferyl alcohol, (7R,8S)-(-)- | 5274623 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OC(C2CO)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)CCCO | 360.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
| Caffeic Acid | 689043 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Ferulic Acid | 445858 | Click to see | 194.18 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| P-Coumaric Acid | 637542 | Click to see | 164.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Sinapinic acid | 637775 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=CC(=O)O | 224.21 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Esculetin | 5281416 | Click to see | 178.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins | |||||
| Catechin | 9064 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones | |||||
| Luteolin | 5280445 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O | 286.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see | 302.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides | |||||
| (2R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one | 45271033 | Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C1=O)C(=C(C(=C2)O)C3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O | 450.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Eriodictyol-6-glucoside | 102370911 | Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C1=O)C(=C(C(=C2)O)C3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O | 450.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Hemiphloin | 160711 | Click to see | 434.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Isoorientin | 114776 | Click to see | 448.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Isovitexin | 162350 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides | |||||
| Eriodictyol-8-glucoside | 122221847 | Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O | 450.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Orientin | 5281675 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Vitexin | 5280441 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides | |||||
| 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-[2,4,6-trihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]propan-1-one | 102467789 | Click to see | 452.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| Hyperoside | 5281643 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Isoquercetin | 5280804 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Quercetin 3-robinobioside | 10371536 | Click to see | 610.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Rutin | 5280805 | Click to see | 610.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| Luteolin 7-O-glucoside | 5280637 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Chrysoeriol | 5280666 | Click to see | 300.26 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxy-dihydrochalcones | |||||
| Aspalathin | 11282394 | Click to see | 452.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Nothofagin | 21722188 | Click to see | 436.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |