Araliaceae

Aralia spinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamiliae: Hydrocotyloideae – Aralioideae
Genera: Anakasia – Aralia – Astropanax – Astrotricha – Brassaiopsis – Cephalaralia – Cheirodendron – Cephalopanax – Chengiopanax – Crepinella – Cussonia – Dendropanax – Didymopanax – Eleutherococcus – Fatsia – Frodinia – Gamblea – Harmsiopanax – Hedera – Heptapleurum – Heteropanax – Hunaniopanax – Hydrocotyle – Kalopanax – Macropanax – Megalopanax – Merrilliopanax – Meryta – Motherwellia – Neocussonia – Neopanax – Oplopanax – Oreopanax – Osmoxylon – Panax – Pentapanax – Plerandra – Polyscias – Pseudopanax – Raukaua – Schefflera – Sciodaphyllum – Seemannaralia – Sinopanax – Stilbocarpa – Tetrapanax – Trachymene – Trevesia – Woodburnia
Paleogenus: †Paleopanax
Artificial Nothogenus: × Fatshedera

Name

Araliaceae Juss., Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 217 (1789), nom. cons.

• Type genus: Aralia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 273. (1753)

Synonyms

• Anomopanaceae Hutch.
• Botryodendraceae J. Agardh
• Eremopanaceae Viguier
• Hederaceae Giseke
• Hydrocotylaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
• Lagoeciaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
• Panaceae Hook.f. in Le Maout & Decne.
• Pseudopanaceae Seem.

References

Primary references

• Jussieu, A.L. de 1789. Genera Plantarum (Jussieu) 217.

Additional references

• Fiaschi, P., Lowry, P.P. & Plunkett, G.M. 2020. Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. III. Resurrection of the New World genus Didymopanax Decne. & Planch., previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae). Brittonia 72(1): 16–22. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-019-09604-w Reference page. 
• Frodin, D.G., Lowry, P.P. II & Plunkett, G.M. 2010. Schefflera (Araliaceae): taxonomic history, overview and progress. Plant Diversity and Evolution 128: 561–595. DOI: 10.1127/1869-6155/2010/0128-0028 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Lowry II P.P., Plunkett G.M. & Wen J. 2004. Generic relationships in Araliaceae: looking into the crystal ball. South African Journal of Botany 70: 382–392. DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30221-0 Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Lowry, P.P., II & Plunkett, G.M. 2010. Recircumscription of Polyscias (Araliaceae) to include six related genera, with a new infrageneric classification and a synopsis of species. Plant Diversity and Evolution 128: 55–84. DOI: 10.1127/1869-6155/2010/0128-0003 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Lowry, P., Plunkett, G. & Frodin, D. 2013. Revision of Plerandra (Araliaceae). I. A synopsis of the genus with an expanded circumscription and a new infrageneric classification. Brittonia 65(1): 42-61. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-012-9260-2 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Lowry, P.P., Plunkett, G.M., Gostel, M.R. & Frodin, D.G. 2017. A synopsis of the Afro-Malagasy species previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae): resurrection of the genera Astropanax and Neocussonia. Candollea 72(2): 265-282. DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a4 318019996 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Lowry II, P.P., Plunkett, G.M., Mora, M.M., Cano, A., Fiaschi, P., Frodin, D.G., Gereau, R.E., Idárraga-Piedrahíta, Á., Jiménez-Montoya, J., Mendoza, J.M.F. & Neill, D.A. 2019. Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. I. Resurrection of the genus Sciodaphyllum P. Browne to accommodate most New World species previously included in Schefflera JR Forst. & G. Forst. Brittonia 72(1): 1-15. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-019-09593-w ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Lowry II, P.P., Plunkett, G.M. & Neill, D.A. 2019. Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. II. Resurrection of the Neotropical Genus Crepinella for a Clade of New World Species Previously Included in Schefflera (Araliaceae). Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 27(4): 253-261. DOI: 351403419 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Lowry II, P.P. & Plunkett, G.M. 2020. Resurrection of the genus Heptapleurum for the Asian clade of species previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae). Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 28(3): 143-170. DOI: 10.3417/2020612 Reference page. 
• Manchester, S.R. 1994. Fruits and seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon. Palaeontographica Americana 58: 1–205.
• Plunkett, G.M. & Lowry, P.P. II. 2010. Paraphyly and polyphyly in Polyscias sensu lato: molecular evidence and the case for recircumscribing the "pinnate genera" of Araliaceae. Plant Diversity and Evolution 128: 23–54. DOI: 10.1127/1869-6155/2010/0128-0002 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Plunkett, G.M. & Lowry, P.P. II. 2012. Phylogeny and diversification in the Melanesian Schefflera Clade (Araliaceae) based on evidence from nuclear rDNA spacers. Systematic Botany 37: 279–291. DOI: 10.1600/036364412X616837 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Plunkett, G.M., Lowry, P.P. & Neill, D.A. 2021. Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. VII. Two new genera, Cephalopanax and Frodinia, to accommodate the remaining species of Neotropical Schefflera. Brittonia 73(3): 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-021-09660-1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Araliaceae in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. 28. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan.. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Araliaceae. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 28 2022.
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org: Araliaceae: Araliaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb. 19.

Vernacular names

العربية: أرالية
asturianu: Araliacees
azərbaycanca: Araliyakimilər
беларуская: Араліевыя
català: Araliàcies
čeština: Aralkovité
dansk: Vedbend-familien
Deutsch: Araliengewächse
English: Aralia family, Ivy family
Esperanto: Araliacoj
español: Araliáceas
eesti: Araalialised
فارسی: عشقه‌ایان
suomi: Araliakasvit
Nordfriisk: Araalienplaanten
français: Araliacées
עברית: קיסוסיים
hrvatski: Brestanjevke
magyar: Aráliafélék
հայերեն: Արալիազգիներ
italiano: Araliacee
日本語: ウコギ科
ქართული: არალიისებრნი
перем коми: Аралия котыр
한국어: 두릅나무과
kurdî: Famîleya lavlavkan
коми: Аралия котыр
lietuvių: Aralijiniai
македонски: Бршлени
മലയാളം: അരേലിയേസീ
кырык мары: Арали йишвлӓ
Nederlands: Klimopfamilie
norsk: Bergflettefamilien, Eføyfamilien, Ginsengfamilien
polski: Araliowate
русский: Аралиевые
slovenčina: Aralkovité
slovenščina: Bršljanovke
svenska: Araliaväxter
ไทย: วงศ์เล็บครุฑ
Türkçe: Sarmaşıkgiller
українська: Аралієві
oʻzbekcha/ўзбекча: Araliyadoshlar
Tiếng Việt: Họ Cuồng, Họ Cam tùng
中文: 五加科

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