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Taxon:  Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) Decne. & Planch.



Summary
Genus:
Fatsia
Family:
Araliaceae
Subfamily:
Aralioideae
Nomen number:
102545
Place of publication:
Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 3:105. 1854
Verified:
11/15/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aralia japonica Thunb.

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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
fatsi –
fatsia –
glossy-leaf paperplant –
Japanese fatsia –
paperplant –
French
aralia du Japon –
German
Zimmeraralie –
Japanese Rōmaji
yatsude –
Swedish
aralia –
Transcribed Chinese
ba jiao jin pan –
Transcribed Korean
palsoninamu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2Cultivated     
4Naturalized     
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku]
Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=102545. Accessed 8 February 2026.


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