Hydrangea macrophylla

(Thunb.) Ser. (1830)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Cornales Family: Hydrangeaceae Genus: Hydrangea

Only found in cultivation

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Synonyms (78)

Hortensia japonica J.F.Gmel. (1791)

Hortensia macrophylla (Thunb.) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama (2016)

Hortensia macrophylla f. isobue (H.Ohba & S.Akiyama) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama (2016)

Hortensia macrophylla f. isonotaki (H.Ohba & S.Akiyama) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama (2016)

Hortensia macrophylla f. normalis (E.H.Wilson) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama (2016)

Hortensia mutabilis Schneev. (1793)

Hortensia nigra Carrière (1880)

Hortensia opuloides Lam. (1789)

Hortensia rosea Desf. (1804)

Hortensia speciosa Pers. (1805)

Hydrangea azisai Siebold (1828)

Hydrangea azisai var. foliis-aureovariegatis Siebold & Zucc. (1839)

Hydrangea cyanoclada G.Nicholson (1894)

Hydrangea florida Salisb. (1796)

Hydrangea hortensia Siebold (1828)

Hydrangea hortensia f. otaksa (Siebold & Zucc.) Franch. & Sav. (1873)

Hydrangea hortensia f. rosea Bean (1896)

Hydrangea hortensia f. variegata (E.J.Lowe & W.Howard) G.Nicholson (1887)

Hydrangea hortensia var. azisai (Siebold) A.Gray (1857)

Hydrangea hortensia var. macrosepala (Regel) Rehder (1900)

Hydrangea hortensia var. maculata (Blume) K.Koch (1853)

Hydrangea hortensia var. mariesii Bean (1898)

Hydrangea hortensia var. otaksa (Siebold & Zucc.) A.Gray (1857)

Hydrangea hortensia var. rosea (Bean) J.H.Veitch (1906)

Hydrangea hortensis Sm. (1792)

Hydrangea hortensis var. alba H.B.May (1909)

Hydrangea hortensis var. maculata Blume (1826)

Hydrangea hortensis var. mariesii (Bean) Bean (1914)

Hydrangea japonica f. hortensia Regel (1866)

Hydrangea japonica fimbriata-macrophylla Jacob-Makoy (1868)

Hydrangea japonica speciosa Hovey (1882)

Hydrangea japonica var. albovariegatis Van Houtte (1851)

Hydrangea japonica var. coerulescens Regel (1866)

Hydrangea japonica var. foliis-variegatis André (1866)

Hydrangea japonica var. macrosepala Regel (1866)

Hydrangea japonica var. otaksa Regel (1866)

Hydrangea japonica var. plena Regel (1866)

Hydrangea japonica var. variegata (E.J.Lowe & W.Howard) Regel (1866)

Hydrangea japonica variegata E.J.Lowe & W.Howard (1860)

Hydrangea macrocephala Dippel (1893)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. azisai (Siebold) E.H.Wilson (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. caesia Nakai (1938)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. hortensia (Regel) Rehder (1926)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. isobue H.Ohba & S.Akiyama (2014)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. isonotaki H.Ohba & S.Akiyama (2014)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. leucantha Makino (1940)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. macrosepala (Regel) E.H.Wilson (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. maculata (Blume) E.H.Wilson (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. mandschurica (Dieck) E.H.Wilson (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. mariesii (Bean) E.H.Wilson (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. normalis (E.H.Wilson) H.Hara (1955)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. nuda Konta & S.Matsumoto (2005)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. otaksa (Siebold & Zucc.) E.H.Wilson (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. veitchii E.H.Wilson (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla var. hattoriana Kitam. (1974)

Hydrangea macrophylla var. hortensis (Sm.) Rehder (1900)

Hydrangea macrophylla var. normalis E.H.Wilson (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla var. otaksa (Siebold & Zucc.) Honda (1938)

Hydrangea mandshurica Dippel (1893)

Hydrangea maritima Haw.-Booth (1950)

Hydrangea mutabilis Steud. (1821)

Hydrangea nigra Dippel (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides (Lam.) K.Koch (1869)

Hydrangea opuloides f. macrosepala (Regel) Dippel (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides var. azisai (Siebold) Dippel (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides var. hortensia Dippel (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides var. japonica C.K.Schneid. (1905)

Hydrangea opuloides var. mandschurica Dieck (1885)

Hydrangea opuloides var. mariesii (Bean) Rehder (1915)

Hydrangea opuloides var. otaksa (Siebold & Zucc.) Dippel (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides var. plena Rehder (1915)

Hydrangea opuloides var. variegata (E.J.Lowe & W.Howard) Rehder (1915)

Hydrangea otaksa Siebold & Zucc. (1839)

Hydrangea sieboldii Dippel (1893)

Hydrangea sinensis Dippel (1893)

Macnemaraea opulina Willemet (1796)

Primula mutabilis Lour. (1790)

Viburnum macrophyllum Thunb. (1784)

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. macrophylla

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Maui Only found in cultivation

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Notes

All parts of hydrangea contain cyanogenic glycoside that breaks down into cyanide in the body, thus inhibiting cellular oxygen intake.

Bibliography

Name Published In: A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 4: 15 (1830)

Other References

Poisonous Plants of Paradise (Scott and Thomas) p.78-80

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Hydrangea macrophylla	W Maui, Lahaina District, Haelaau Cabin		Preserved_Specimen	Annable, C.R.	3925	Maui	BISH	1999-02-18
2	Hydrangea macrophylla	Purchased at Eagle Hardware & Garden, Waikele Center;		Preserved_Specimen	Staples, G.W.	985	Oahu	BISH	1995-02-07

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