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Chinese rodgersia

Rodgersia aesculifolia

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Common names

11 names · 10 languages
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Other languages (9)
Dutch
  • Schout-bij-nacht
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 七叶鬼灯檠[2]
Estonian
  • hobukastanilehine rodgersia[2]
Finnish
  • sormivaleangervo[2]
German
  • Kastanienblättriges Schaublatt[1][2]
  • Rosskastanienblättriges Schaublatt[3]
Polish
  • Rodgersja kasztanowcolistna[2]
Russian
  • Роджерсия конскокаштанолистная[2]
Slovak
  • dlaňolistovka pagaštanolistá[2]
Swedish
  • kastanjerodgersia[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

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] Rodgersia aesculifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Chinese rodgersia — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • Kastanienblättriges Schaublatt — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
[2] Rodgersia aesculifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Chinese rodgersia — results[13].names[2]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • Kastanienblättriges Schaublatt — results[13].names[6]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • sormivaleangervo — results[13].names[1]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • kastanjerodgersia — results[13].names[3]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • 七叶鬼灯檠 — results[13].names[4]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • hobukastanilehine rodgersia — results[13].names[5]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • Роджерсия конскокаштанолистная — results[13].names[7]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • Rodgersja kasztanowcolistna — results[13].names[8]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
  • dlaňolistovka pagaštanolistá — results[13].names[9]; taxon id 520825; Rodgersia aesculifolia.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Rodgersia aesculifolia ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Rosskastanienblättriges Schaublatt (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 174211; taxon 6X8TL.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Rodgersia aesculifolia 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
Saxifragaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Assam to China and N. Myanmar.

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

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Chinese rodgersia (Rodgersia aesculifolia) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to July.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Rodgersia aesculifolia — 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 2431674; ID 6X8TL; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2431674; ID 6X8TL; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Rodgersia aesculifolia — 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 653894; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1020417, 1020418, 1020419, 1020420, 1020421, 1020422, 1020423

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.