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June 2025

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genus

Chloranthus Sw.

This genus name was first published in Philos. Trans. 77: 359 (1787)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000007987.

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Synonyms of Chloranthus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Stropha Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 4 (1790) wfo-1000050003
Cryphaea Buch.-Ham. Edinburgh J. Sci. 2: 11 (1825) wfo-1200041416
Creodus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 88 (1790) wfo-4000009661
Nigrina Thunb. Nov. Gen. Pl. : 58 (1783) wfo-4000026125
Saintlegeria Cordem. Adansonia 3: 300 (1863) wfo-4000033801
Tricercandra A.Gray Narr. Exped. China Japan 2: 318 (1857) wfo-4000038915
Peperidia Rchb. Consp. Regn. Veg. : 212a (1828) wfo-4100002466

Species in Chloranthus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Chloranthus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Verdc. Kew Bull. 40(1): 217 (1985) wfo-0001248451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. Numer. List 230, n.° 6881 (1831) wfo-1200112597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Chloranthus erectus Sweet Hort. Suburb. Lond. 28 (1818) wfo-1200112598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Chloranthus insignis Kurz J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 108 (1873) wfo-0000603105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Chloranthus serratus f. prosperus Honda Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43(514): 544. 1929 [Oct 1929] wfo-1200040693
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Chloranthus taiwanensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 7: 105 2024 wfo-1000076370
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Chloranthus wufengchiwaterfallensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 7: 113 2024 wfo-1000076371