Japanese Aucuba

At a glance

Origin / distribution: AT, BE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Burn, Swelling

Science studied: AUCUBIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Cornaceae

Scientific name: Aucuba japonica

Common names: Japanese Aucuba, Japanese Laurel, Spotted Laurel, Akuba, Aucuba, Aucuba Japonais, Aucuba du Japon, Aucuba du Japon, Aucuba Japonais, Aucuba giapponese, Aucuba, Spotted laurel, Japanese laurel, Variegated laurel, Aukube, Broodboom, Coeden Frech Felen, Ereinotz nabarra, Jaapani akuuba, Japanese acuba, Japanese aucuba

POWO: 271451-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, AT, BE.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Burn
• Swelling

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• AT
• BE

Documented cultural uses

• Burn
• Swelling

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Burn · Elsewhere · "
• Swelling · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• [Chemical constituents and biological activity of endophytic fungus Aspergillus versicolor from Aucuba japonica var. variegata]. · 2026 source ↗
• Colletotrichum species cause severe anthracnose on Aucuba japonica in China · 2025 source ↗
• Identification of stem blight of <i>Aucuba japonica</i> caused by <i>Neofusicoccum parvum</i> in China. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• AUCUBIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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