Three species (
A. chinensis, A. himalaica, A. japonica) have traditionally been accepted, but more recently
Flora of China accept ten species: •
Aucuba albopunctifolia –
Southern China. Shrub to 2–6 m tall. •
Aucuba chinensis – Southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, northern Vietnam. Shrub to 3–6 m tall. •
Aucuba chlorascens –
Southwest China (
Yunnan). Shrub to 7 m tall. •
Aucuba confertiflora – Southwest China (Yunnan). Shrub to 4 m tall. •
Aucuba eriobotryifolia – Southwest China (Yunnan). Small tree to 13 m tall. •
Aucuba filicauda – Southern China. Shrub to 4 m tall. •
Aucuba himalaica – Eastern Himalaya, southern China, northern Myanmar. Small tree to 8–10 m tall. •
Aucuba japonica – Southern Japan, southern Korea, Taiwan, southeast China (Zhejiang). Shrub to 4 m tall. •
Aucuba obcordata – Southern China. Shrub to 4 m tall. •
Aucuba robusta – Southern China (Guangxi). Shrub. ==References==