C. japonica may refer to: Caenorhabditis japonica, a nematode species Caligula japonica, the Japanese giant silkworm, a moth species found in Eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and Russia Callicarpa japonica, the Japanese beautyberry, a tree species native to Japan Calostoma japonica, a mushroom species Camellia japonica, the Japanese camellia, a flowering shrub or a small tree species native to Japan, Korea and China Carex japonica, a perennial sedge species Carpinus japonica, a plant species in the genus Carpinus Cayratia japonica, the bushkiller, Yabu Garashi and Japanese cayratia herb, a herbaceous plant species native to Australia and Asia Chaenomeles japonica, the Kusa-boke, a deciduous shrub species Chalcophora japonica, the ubatamamushi or flat-headed wood-borer, a metallic, bullet-shaped, woodboring beetle species endemic to Japan Charybdis japonica, a swimming crab species found in the waters near Japan Cheilosia japonica, a hoverfly species in the genus Cheilosia Cheilotrichia japonica, a crane fly species in the genus Cheilotrichia Chionographis japonica, a herbaceous plant species in the genus Chionographis Cicindela japonica, the Japanese tiger beetle, a ground beetle species native to Asia Citrus japonica, the kumquat, a small fruit-bearing tree species Cladura japonica, a crane fly species in the genus Cladura Cleyera japonica, the sakaki, a flowering evergreen tree or shrub species native to Japan, Korea and China Collinsonia japonica, a flowering plant species in the genus Collinsonia Collodiscula japonica, a fungus species Coturnix japonica, the Japanese quail, a bird species found in East Asia Croomia japonica, a primitive angiosperm herb species found in Japan Cryptomeria japonica, the sugi or Japanese cedar, a conifer species endemic to Japan Cryptotaenia japonica, a herbaceous perennial plant species Cuscuta japonica, the Japanese dodder, a parasitic vine species Cylindrotoma japonica, a crane fly species in the genus Cylindrotoma Synonyms Caridina japonica, a synonym for Caridina multidentata, a shrimp species found in Japan, Korea and Taiwan Celtis japonica, a synonym for Celtis sinensis, the Chinese hackberry, a flowering plant species native to slopes in East Asia Cephalanthera japonica, a synonym for Cephalanthera falcata, the golden orchid, an orchid species Cerasus japonica, a synonym for Prunus japonica, the Korean cherry, flowering almond or Oriental bush cherry, a shrub species Cupressus japonica, a synonym for Cryptomeria japonica, the sugi or Japanese cedar, a conifer species endemic to Japan See also Japonica (disambiguation)