Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. 1:725. 1824
Verified:
10/31/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Forest Experimental Station, Korea. Illustrated woody plants of Korea. 1966
- Keys, J. D. Chinese herbs: their botany, chemistry, and pharmacodynamics. 1976
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- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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- Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). 1965
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Common names
English
Japanese-pepper – French
poivrier du Japon – German
japanischer Pfeffer – Japanese Rōmaji
sanshō – Spanish
cayatuna – pimienta del Japón – Transcribed Korean
chopinamu –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Hokkaido | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Shikoku | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). 1965 |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
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2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42197.
Accessed 18 December 2025.