By eight qualitative and nine quantitative traits investigated to assess its genetic variation of D. japonica Thunb. in Taiwan. According to the distribution frequency, the qualitative traits of leaf base shape were in uniform. The trait is suitable for the assessment of genetic variation and species identification. The quantitative traits of leaf length, petiole length, the ratio of leaf length and terminal medial width, the ratio of leaf length and medial width could be used as important indicators for species identification. Based on plant traits, the cluster analysis showed the overlapping distribution in regions for D. japonica Thunb. In this paper, studies of D. japonica Thunb. in Taiwan have been established, and such important information will be useful in germplasm collection, evaluation and application.