Aralia atropurpurea Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Aralia

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 1-1.5 m tall, with elongate rhizome. Leaves 1-or 2-pinnately compound; petiole 1.5-4 cm; petiolules 5-25 mm (terminal one to 4 cm); leaflets 3-7 per pinna, ovate, 3-8 × 2-3 cm, membranous, both surfaces sparsely setose-scabrous, secondary veins 5-7 pairs, subconspicuous, tertiary veins inconspicuous, base broadly cuneate, margin biserrate, apex long acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal corymb of umbels, glabrous to slightly scabrid; primary axis to 5 cm; secondary axes to 18 cm; bracts linear, 5-10 mm; umbels 7-10-flowered; pedicels 5-10 mm, scabrid. Ovary 5-carpellate; styles 5, free. Fruit globose, ca. 3.5 mm in diam.; styles persistent, recurved. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality andromonoecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Root system rhizome
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Broadleaf or mixed conifer and evergreen broadleaf forests; at elevations from 1,800-3,300 metres. Among scattered trees, grasslands on slopes or roadsides; at elevations from 2,700-3,300 metres.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Aralia atropurpurea world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89583-1
WFO ID wfo-0000256249
COL ID G4QP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aralia atropurpurea Panax atropurpureus