Aralia melanocarpa (H.Lév.) Lauener

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Aralia

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, to 1.5 m tall, with elongate rhizome. Leaves 1-or 2-pinnately compound; petiole ca. 4 cm, glabrous; petiolules 8-20 mm (terminal one to 4.5 cm); leaflets 3-5 per pinna, broadly ovate, 2-4 × 2-4.5 cm, membranous, sparsely white setose on veins, secondary veins 5-7 pairs, conspicuous on both surfaces, tertiary veins inconspicuous, base cordate, margin biserrate, apex long acuminate. Inflorescence a sparsely branched terminal panicle of umbels; primary axis longer than 10 cm, always with a single axillary umbel at base; bracts lanceolate, ca. 5 mm; umbels 12-18-flowered; pedicels to 7 mm. Ovary 5-carpellate; styles 5, free. Fruit globose, ca. 7 mm in diam. Fl. Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Aralia melanocarpa world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89712-1
WFO ID wfo-0000258217
COL ID G4VC
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Synonyms

Aralia melanocarpa Eleutherococcus melanocarpa Aralia dumetorum