Aralia
Aralia /əˈreɪliə/,[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 flowers are whitish or greenish occurring in terminal panicles, and the spherical dark purple berry-like fruits are popular with birds.As of May 2021[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2] One fossil endocarp of †Aralia pusilla has been described from a middle Miocene stratum of the Fasterholt area near Silkeborg in Central Jutland, Denmark.[3] Several fossil fruits of Aralia rugosa and †Aralia tertiaria have been extracted from bore hole samples of the Middle Miocene fresh water deposits in Nowy Sacz Basin, West Carpathians, Poland.[4] Several Aralia macrofossils have been recovered from the late Zanclean stage of Pliocene sites in Pocapaglia, Italy.
Aralia elataScientific classificationPlantaeTracheophytesAngiospermsEudicotsAsteridsApialesAraliaceaeAralioideaeType speciesAralia racemosaSynonymsMarchalHutch.familyspeciesdeciduousevergreenshrubsrhizomatousherbaceousperennialsnativebipinnate (doubly compound)Aralia spinosaflowerspaniclesfruitslarvaeLepidopteracommon emeraldFatsiaMacropanaxOreopanaxPolysciasPseudopanaxScheffleraTetrapanaxPlants of the World OnlineAralia californicaAralia castanopsicolaAralia chinensisAralia cordataAralia dasyphyllaAralia dasyphylloidesAralia debilisAralia excelsaAralia frodinianaAralia hispidaAralia hypoglaucaAralia leschenaultiiAralia malabaricaAralia nudicaulisAralia rexAralia stipulataAralia tibetanaAralia wangshanensisfossilendocarpmiddle MiocenestratumSilkeborgJutlandDenmarkNowy SaczWest CarpathiansPolandZancleanPliocenePocapagliaRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewElse Marie FriisWikidataWikispeciesiNaturalistOpen Tree of LifePaleobiology DatabaseTropicos