Metapanax delavayi (Franch.) J.Wen & Frodin

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Metapanax

Characteristics

Shrubs, to 5 m tall. Petiole 4-15 cm, slender; leaves palmately compound, rarely simple; leaflets subsessile or petiolules to 1 cm; leaflets 2-5, oblong-lanceolate to narrowly ovate or obovate, 5-13 × 1-2.5(-4) cm, leathery, base acute, margin serrulate, apex acuminate. Inflorescence terminal, a panicle of umbels; primary axis to 10(-15) cm, secondary axes 1-1.5 cm; umbels 1.5-2 cm in diam.; pedicels 3-5 mm. Fruit laterally compressed, circular to slightly oblate, 4-5 mm in diam.; styles 1.5-2 mm, united up to 1/2 of length, forked or divided nearly to base, free arms recurved. Fl. Sep-Oct, fr. Dec-Jan.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

It grows in Yunnan in China. In Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
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Usage

Young leaves are used for making tea.
Uses environmental use medicinal tea
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Metapanax delavayi world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Metapanax delavayi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1021021-1
WFO ID wfo-0000242337
COL ID 42BLF
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Synonyms

Acanthopanax delavayi Pseudopanax delavayi Metapanax delavayi Nothopanax delavayi Macropanax delavayi Nothopanax delavayi var. longicaudatus Metapanax delavayi var. longicaudatus Panax delavayi