Aralia Linnaeus. Common name: Aralia.
A genus of about 74 species, herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees, primarily of e. North America, e. Asia, and se. Asia. Wen (1998) has suggested that A. nudicaulis may need to be removed from the genus Aralia in order to maintain both Aralia and Panax as monophyletic genera; more recent studies remain equivocal (Wen 2011) or agree with the removal (Zuo, Wen, & Zhou (2017).
References: Frodin & Govaerts (2003); Moore, Glenn, & Ma (2009); Plunkett et al. (2018b) In Kadereit & Bittrich (2018); Smith (1944); Smith (1982a); Wen (1993); Wen (1998); Wen (1998); Wen (2011); Wen (2024b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024); Wen et al. (1998); Zuo, Wen, & Zhou (2017). Show full citations.
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© Richard & Teresa Ware | Aralia racemosa CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson | Aralia elata source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan M. Cressler | Aralia nudicaulis | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Aralia hispida | Original Image ⭷
© Amanda Faucette | Aralia racemosa | Original Image ⭷
© Collectors SOS | Aralia spinosa | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware | Aralia spinosa CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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