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Japanese Witch-Hazel

Hamamelis japonica

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Common names

12 names · 11 languages
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Other languages (10)
Dutch
  • Japanse toverhazelaar[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 日本金缕梅[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 日本金縷梅[3]
Czech
  • vilín japonský[3]
Finnish
  • japanintaikapähkinä[3]
German
  • Japanische Zaubernuss[4]
Japanese
  • マンサク[3]
Korean
Russian
  • Гаммамелис японский[3]
Slovak
  • hamamel japonský[3]
Sources & name notes (5)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Hamamelis japonica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Japanese Witch-Hazel — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
[2] Hamamelis japonica — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Japanese witch-hazel — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7329039/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7329039; sourceTaxonKey 101376076; Hamamelis japonica.
[3] Hamamelis japonica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Japanese Witch-Hazel — results[14].names[3]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
  • マンサク — results[14].names[1]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
  • vilín japonský — results[14].names[2]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
  • 日本金縷梅 — results[14].names[4]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
  • 日本金缕梅 — results[14].names[5]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
  • 풍년화 — results[14].names[6]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
  • Гаммамелис японский — results[14].names[7]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
  • japanintaikapähkinä — results[14].names[8]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
  • hamamel japonský — results[14].names[9]; taxon id 428421; Hamamelis japonica.
[4] Hamamelis japonica — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Japanische Zaubernuss — results[4] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7329039/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7329039; sourceTaxonKey 295439446; Hamamelis japonica.
  • Japanse toverhazelaar — results[5] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7329039/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7329039; sourceTaxonKey 295439446; Hamamelis japonica.
[5] Hamamelis japonica — GBIF vernacular names (Checklist of Vascular Plants in Korea) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Checklist of Vascular Plants in Korea. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Japanese witch hazel — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/7329039/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 7329039; sourceTaxonKey 223668567; Hamamelis japonica.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Hamamelis japonica is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Hamamelidaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
WC. & S. Japan.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Japanese Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis japonica) is a shrub. It flowers from January to March.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Hamamelis japonica — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2212656; ID 6LB65; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2212656; ID 6LB65; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Hamamelis japonica — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1404395; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1423655

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.