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The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants commonly called the ginseng family. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely, but it is predominantly distinguishable based on its woody habit, tropical ...
Aralia chinensis (known as Chinese angelica-tree, [1] syn. Aralia sinensis hort.) is a species of the family Araliaceae native to China, Vietnam, and Borneo. [2]
The Chinese materia medica in question [3] (Chinese: 五加皮; pinyin: wǔjiāpí; Wade–Giles: wuchiapi) may designate a number of species. [8] But the plant now given the common name wujia in China is specifically E. gracilistylus, and according to one source, the genuine crude drug must come from this species, and C. spinosum is only a substitute.
Aralia elata, also known as the Japanese angelica tree, [2] Chinese angelica-tree, [3] or Korean angelica-tree, [4] is a species of woody plant in the family Araliaceae native to eastern Asia (in Russia, China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan).
Panax ginseng, ginseng, [2] also known as Asian ginseng, [2] [3] Chinese ginseng [2] [3] or Korean ginseng, [2] [3] [4] is a species of plant whose root is the original source of ginseng. It is a perennial plant that grows in the mountains of East Asia. [5] [6] Panax ginseng is primarily cultivated in Korea.
Eleutherococcus senticosus leaves. Eleutherococcus senticosus is a species of small, woody shrub in the family Araliaceae native to Northeastern Asia. [1] [3] It may be colloquially called devil's bush, [4] Siberian ginseng, taiga root, [5] eleuthero, ciwujia, Devil's shrub, shigoka, touch-me-not, wild pepper, or kan jang. [6]
Heptapleurum arboricola (syn. Schefflera arboricola, Chinese: 鹅掌藤; pinyin: ézhǎng téng; lit. 'goose-sole vine') is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to Hainan Province, China and Taiwan. [1] [2] [3] Its common name is dwarf umbrella tree, as it resembles a smaller version of the umbrella tree, Heptapleurum ...
Aralia / ə ˈ r eɪ l i ə /, [1] or spikenard, is a genus of the family Araliaceae, consisting of 68 accepted species of deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and rhizomatous herbaceous perennials. The genus is native to Asia and the Americas, with most species occurring in mountain woodlands.