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Dendropanax (Greek, tree Panax). Araliaceae. Unarmed trees and shrubs from Trop. Amer. and Asia, also China and Japan. Fls. hermaphrodite, rarely polygamous. Species about 20. D. japonicus, Seem. (Hedera japonica, Jungh.), may be secured from dealers in Japanese plants. The lvs. have been compared to Fatsia japonica, but are smaller and mostly 3-lobed but simple. The floral parts are in 5's: infl. umbellate, terminal nearly simple and not showy: berry globose. Cult in temperate house. N. Taylor.
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Latest revision as of 12:18, 29 August 2009


Read about Dendropanax in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Dendropanax (Greek, tree Panax). Araliaceae. Unarmed trees and shrubs from Trop. Amer. and Asia, also China and Japan. Fls. hermaphrodite, rarely polygamous. Species about 20. D. japonicus, Seem. (Hedera japonica, Jungh.), may be secured from dealers in Japanese plants. The lvs. have been compared to Fatsia japonica, but are smaller and mostly 3-lobed but simple. The floral parts are in 5's: infl. umbellate, terminal nearly simple and not showy: berry globose. Cult in temperate house. N. Taylor.


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Dendropanax
Dendropanax trifidus
Dendropanax trifidus
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Subfamily: Aralioideae
Genus: Dendropanax
Decne. & Planch.

Species
*Dendropanax affinis

Synonyms
*Gilibertia Ruiz & Pav.

Dendropanax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, consisting of 92 species of evergreen trees and shrubs. They are native to Central and South America, eastern Asia and the Malay Peninsula. Template:Apiales-stub