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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Eleutherococcus''
| image = Eleutherococcus gracilistylus BotGardBln1105 LeavesFallFruits.JPG
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''E. gracilistylus''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Apiales]]
| familia = [[Araliaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Aralioideae]]
| genus = '''''Eleutherococcus'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carl Maximowicz|Maxim.]]
| synonyms =
''Acanthopanax'' <small>([[Decne.]] & [[Planch.]]) [[Miq.]]</small>
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
*''[[Eleutherococcus baoxinensis]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus brachypus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus cissifolius]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus cuspidatus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus divaricatus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus eleutheristylus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus giraldii]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus henryi]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus higoensis]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus huangshanensis]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus hypoleucus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus japonicus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus lasiogyne]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus leucorrhizus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus nanpingensis]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus nikaianus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus nodiflorus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus pilosulus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus pseudosetulosus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus pubescens]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus rehderianus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus rufinervis]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus scandens]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus senticosus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus seoulensis]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus setchuensis]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus setulosus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus sieboldianus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus simonii]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus spinosus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus stenophyllus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus trichodon]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus trifoliatus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus verticillatus]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus wardii]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus wilsonii]]''
*''[[Eleutherococcus xizangensis]]''
}}

'''''Eleutherococcus''''' is a genus of 38 species of thorny [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s in the family [[Araliaceae]]. They are native to eastern [[Asia]], from southeast [[Siberia]] and [[Japan]] south to the [[Philippines]], with the greatest diversity in central and western [[China]]. Some species, notably ''[[Eleutherococcus senticosus|E. senticosus]]'' (Siberian ginseng), are used for [[herbalism|herbal medicine]]. Several species are also grown as ornamental [[garden]] shrubs.

[[Category:Araliaceae]]

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