Aralia
Sign in to saveAralia , 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. Aralia plants vary in size, with some herbaceous species only reaching tall, while some are trees growing to tall.
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Aralia is a genus of plants within the family Araliaceae. It belongs to the order Apiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is described as containing a single species, Aralia bipinnata, which reaches western New Guinea.
Records for Aralia are held by institutions including FC-UNAM, UCMP, STDOM, CAS, and BRIT. These records document occurrences in Mexico, the United States, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Nepal. The genus has 129,917 recorded occurrences and 642 specific records, with 545 associated media files.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyAraliaceae
General: a single species reaching western New Guinea (Aralia bipinnata
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 642
- With media
- 545
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Collections
- FC-UNAM, UCMP, STDOM, CAS, BRIT, YPM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Philippines, Myanmar, Nepal, Czech Republic, Indonesia, India
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Encyclopedic overview
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Aralia , 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. Aralia plants vary in size, with some herbaceous species only reaching tall, while some are trees growing to tall.
Aralia plants have large bipinnate (doubly compound) leaves clustered at the ends of their stems or branches; in some species the leaves are covered with bristles. The stems of some woody species are quite prickly, as in Aralia spinosa. The flowers are whitish or greenish occurring in terminal panicles, and the spherical dark purple berry-like fruits are popular with birds.
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