Published in Thunb. (1784). In: Nova Acta Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3: 208 (1780), Thunb. Fl. Jap. 100.
The native range of this species is Korea, Japan to Nansei-shotō. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.