Tetrapanax papyrifer

Tetrapanax papyrifer

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
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Tetrapanax
Species: Tetrapanax papyrifer

Name

Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K.Koch 1859

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Aralia papyrifera Hook., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 50 (1852).
• Homotypic
  • Didymopanax papyrifer (Hook.) K.Koch, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 69 (1859).
  • Fatsia papyrifera (Hook.) Miq. ex Witte, Ann. Hort. Bot. 4: 93 (1861).
  • Panax papyrifer (Hook.) F.Muell., Fragm. 4: 122 (1864).
  • Echinopanax papyrifer (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 271 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Aralia mairei H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 342 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia China South-central; China Southeast; Japan; Korea (introduced); Nansei-shoto; Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Koch, K. & Fintelmann, G.A. 1859. Wochenschrift für Gärtnerei und Pflanzenkunde. 2:371.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tetrapanax papyrifer in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Tetrapanax papyrifer. Published online. Accessed: 2 February 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Tetrapanax papyrifer in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2 February 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Rice Paper Tree

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