Asian bayberry
Nageia nagi (Thunb.) Kuntze
Nageia nagi, known as Asian bayberry, is a species in the Podocarpaceae family. It is native to China, Japan, and Taiwan. Previously classified as Podocarpus nagi, it was formally published in 1891.
Description
Nageia nagi is a coniferous plant in the Podocarpaceae family, occurring in regions including China's southeastern areas, Hainan, Japan, Korea, the Nansei-shoto, and Taiwan. The species was originally described under the genus Podocarpus as Podocarpus nagi and later reclassified under the genus Nageia. It was first published in 1891 by Kuntze, with the original name proposed by Carl Peter Thunberg.
Other common names
kaphalAsian bayberry
Distribution
TW · Global · China Southeast · Hainan · Japan · Korea · Nansei-shoto · Taiwan
Synonyms
Nageia ovataNageia caesiaNageia japonicaNageia cuspidataNageia grandifoliaPodocarpus caesiusPodocarpus cuspidatusPodocarpus ovatusPodocarpus nageiaPodocarpus nagiPodocarpus grandifoliusDecussocarpus nagiPodocarpus nagi var. ovatusPodocarpus japonicusPodocarpus nagi var. caesiusAgathis veitchiiPodocarpus nageia var. angustifoliusPodocarpus nageia var. rotundifoliusPodocarpus nagi var. angustifoliusPodocarpus nagi var. rotundifoliusDammara veitchiiPodocarpus nagiPodocarpus nageiaPodocarpus nagiPodocarpus ovatus
