Fatsia Decne. & Planch.

Fatsia (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, evergreen, andromonoecious, unarmed. Leaves simple, palmately lobed, serrate; stipules united with petiole, sheathing at base. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of umbels; bracts large, membranous, caducous. Pedicels not articulate below ovary. Calyx rim obsolete or 5-toothed. Petals 5, valvate. Stamens 5. Ovary 5-or 10-carpellate; styles 5 or 10, free. Fruit a subglobose drupe. Seed ± compressed laterally, endosperm smooth.
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Shrubs or small trees. Lvs alternate or opposite, petiolate, simple, palmately lobed, exstipulate. Umbels in terminal racemes or panicles; bracts ovate-lanceolate, deciduous; bracteoles linear; calyx entire or shallowly toothed; petals 5; stamens 5; ovary 5-or 10-locular; styles 5, free; stigmas terminal. Fr. subglobose, berry-like.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Images

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Distribution

Fatsia world distribution map, present in China, Japan, New Zealand, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3013-1
WFO ID wfo-4000014614
COL ID 8VXNF
BDTFX ID 86429
INPN ID 192532
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Synonyms

Fatsia

Lower taxons

Fatsia oligocarpella Fatsia polycarpa Fatsia japonica