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Hovenia dulcis is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.

 


Hovenia

Species and varieties
Hovenia dulcis (Japanese Raisin Tree) ...

HOVENIA DULCIS - Chinese or Japanese Raisin Tree
A small to medium-sized dioecious tree from China and Japan. The fruit is a small dry capsule with a fleshy, sweet, edible pedicel.

Hovenia dulcis
Family: Rhamnaceae
Japanese Raisin Tree
Origin: China
Adaptable plant tolerant of many soil conditions but not wet soil. Flowers pale green, about 7 mm across, slightly fragrant.

Kemponashi [Japanese]: Hovenia dulcis
Kemponashi [English]: Hovenia dulcis
Kempton Designer Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Kempton Designer'
Kempugandha [Kannada]: Pterocarpus santalinus
Kemuka [Sanskrit]: Costus speciosus ...

Two genera related to Rhamnus include Hovenia (Japanese raisin tree) and Ziziphus (Jujube). Some botanists prefer to break the genus Rhamnus into two genera: Frangula and Rhamnus.

Hedera helix
Heptacodium miconioides
Hibiscus syriacus
Hippophae rhamnoides
Hovenia dulcis
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris ...

See also: Raisin Tree, Green, Jujube, Tea, India

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