Hovenia

E87344

Hovenia is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs, best known for the Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis), valued for its sweet, edible fruit stalks and use in traditional medicine.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
taxon
tree species
bestKnownFor Hovenia dulcis
clade Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
commonName Japanese raisin tree
Oriental raisin tree
contains dihydromyricetin
flavonoids
describedBy Carl Peter Thunberg
family Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae
fruitTaste sweet
genus Hovenia
hasEdiblePart fruit stalks
hasSpecies Hovenia acerba
Hovenia dulcis
Hovenia pubescens
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter Thorkild Høven
nativeTo China
China
East Asia
East Asia
Himalayan region
Japan
Japan
Korea
Korea
order Rosales
plantGrowthForm deciduous tree
shrub
tree
propagatedBy cuttings
seed
studiedFor anti‑intoxication effects
hepatoprotective effects
taxonRank genus
species
usedFor ornamental planting
ornamental planting
timber
timber
traditional medicine
traditional medicine

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hovenia ("Hovenia dulcis")
Hovenia ("Hovenia acerba")
Hovenia ("Hovenia pubescens")
hasSpecies
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae ("Hovenia dulcis")
hasMember
Hovenia ("Hovenia dulcis")
bestKnownFor
Hovenia dulcis ("Oriental raisin tree")
commonName
Hovenia dulcis
genus
Rhamnaceae ("Hovenia dulcis")
notableSpecies

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