Merrilliopanax membranifolius (W.Smith) C.B.Shang

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Merrilliopanax

Characteristics

Trees, to 10 m tall. Branches slender, glabrous or sparsely brown stellate pubescent. Petiole 3-15 cm, slender; leaf blade oblong-elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, 8-20(-30) × 3-8(-10) cm, membranous or leathery, glabrous, 4-veined from base, secondary veins 3-6 pairs, base acute to broadly cuneate or rounded, margin serrulate-dentate, apex caudate-acuminate. Inflorescence terminal and sometimes lateral, sparsely stellate pubescent when young, later glabrescent; primary axis 5-15 cm; pedicels 0.6-1.3 cm. Fruit ellipsoid-globose, 4-5 mm in diam. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Aug-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Merrilliopanax membranifolius world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:912803-1
WFO ID wfo-0000241824
COL ID 3ZWQ9
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Synonyms

Nothopanax membranifolius Merrilliopanax membranifolius Gilibertia membranifolia Gilibertia myriantha