Aralia debilis J.Wen

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Aralia

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1-2 m tall, andromonoecious. Branches with sparse, slender, conic prickles. Leaves 2-pinnately compound, with a pair of accessory leaflets at each division of rachis; petiole 10-15 cm, glabrous, prickly, sometimes sparsely so; petiolules 5-10 mm; leaflets 2-8 per pinna, ovate to lanceolate, 3-6 × 1.2-3 cm, membranous, both surfaces glabrous, abaxially glaucous, secondary veins 4-7 pairs, conspicuous on both surfaces, tertiary veins inconspicuous, base rounded, margin coarsely serrate, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of umbels, glabrous, unarmed; primary axes longer than 35 cm; secondary axes to ca. 10 cm; ultimate axes with a terminal umbel of bisexual flowers and several lateral umbels of male flowers; bracts persistent, narrowly triangular, to 9 mm; umbels 8-15-flowered; pedicels 3-6 mm, pilose, slightly furfuraceous. Ovary 5-carpellate; styles 5, free. Fruit globose to ovoid-globose, 4-4.5 × 3.5-4 mm; styles persistent, radiating. Fl. Jun-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Aralia debilis world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Aralia debilis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:980729-1
WFO ID wfo-0000256881
COL ID G4RV
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Synonyms

Aralia elegans Aralia debilis