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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Aralia''
| image = Aralia elata en fleur4081.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Aralia elata''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Apiales]]
| familia = [[Araliaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Aralioideae]]
| genus = '''''Aralia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| synonyms =
*''Acanthophora'' <small>[[Merr.]]</small>
*''Coemansia'' <small>[[Marchal]]</small>
*''Coudenbergia'' <small>[[Marchal]]</small>
*''Cwangayana'' <small>[[Rauschert]]</small>
*''Dimorphanthus'' <small>[[Miq.]]</small>
*''Neoacanthophora'' <small>[[Bennet]]</small>
*''Parapentapanax'' <small>[[Hutch.]]</small>
*''Pentapanax'' <small>[[Seem.]]</small> (probably)
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
*''[[Aralia apioides]]''
*''[[Aralia armata]]''
*''[[Aralia atropurpurea]]''
*''[[Aralia bicrenata]]''
*''[[Aralia bipinnata]]''
* ''[[Aralia cachemirica]]''
*''[[Aralia caesia]]''
* ''[[Aralia californica]]'' - California Aralia
*''[[Aralia castanopsiscola]]''
*''[[Aralia chapaensis]]''
* ''[[Aralia chinensis]]'' - Chinese angelica tree
* ''[[Aralia continentalis]]''
* ''[[Aralia cordata]]'' - Japanese Spikenard
* ''[[Aralia dasyphylla]]''
*''[[Aralia dasyphylloides]]''
*''[[Aralia debilis]]''
*''[[Aralia decaisneana]]''
*''[[Aralia delavayi]]''
*''[[Aralia echinocaulis]]''
* ''[[Aralia elata]]'' - Japanese Angelica-tree
*''[[Aralia fargesii]]''
*''[[Aralia ferox]]''
*''[[Aralia finlaysoniana]]''
*''[[Aralia foliolosa]]''
*''[[Aralia fragrans]]''
*''[[Aralia frodiniana]]''
*''[[Aralia gigantea]]''
*''[[Aralia gintungensis]]''
*''[[Aralia glabra]]''
*''[[Aralia glabrifoliolata]]''
*''[[Aralia henryi]]''
* ''[[Aralia hispida]]'' - Bristly Spikenard
*''[[Aralia houheensis]]''
*''[[Aralia humilis]]''
*''[[Aralia kansuensis]]''
*''[[Aralia kingdon-wardii]]''
*''[[Aralia laevis]]''
*''[[Aralia malabarica]]''
*''[[Aralia melanocarpa]]''
*''[[Aralia merrillii]]''
*''[[Aralia mexicana]]''
*''[[Aralia montana]]''
*''[[Aralia nguyen-taoi]]''
* ''[[Aralia nudicaulis]]'' - Small Spikenard
*''[[Aralia parasitica]]''
*''[[Aralia plumosa]]''
* ''[[Aralia racemosa]]'' - American Spikenard
*''[[Aralia regeliana]]''
*''[[Aralia rex]]''
*''[[Aralia ryukyuensis]]''
*''[[Aralia scopulorum]]''
*''[[Aralia searelliana]]''
*''[[Aralia soratensis]]''
*''[[Aralia spinifolia]]''
* ''[[Aralia spinosa]]'' - Hercules' Club
*''[[Aralia stellata]]''
* ''[[Aralia stipulata]]''
*''[[Aralia subcordata]]''
*''[[Aralia thomsonii]]''
*''[[Aralia tibetana]]''
* ''[[Aralia tomentella]]''
*''[[Aralia undulata]]''
*''[[Aralia urticifolia]]''
*''[[Aralia verticillata]]''
*''[[Aralia vietnamensis]]''
* ''[[Aralia warmingiana]]''
*''[[Aralia wilsonii]]''
*''[[Aralia yunnanensis]]''
}}
'''''Aralia''''' ('''Spikenard''') is a [[genus]] of the [[plant]] [[family (biology)|family]] [[Araliaceae]], consisting of 68 accepted species of [[deciduous]] and [[evergreen]] [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s, and some [[rhizomatous]] [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]]s. The genus is native to [[Asia]] and the [[Americas]], with most species occurring in mountain woodlands. The species vary in size, with some herbaceous species only reaching 50 cm tall, while some are trees growing to 20 m tall.
''Aralia'' species have large [[pinnate|bipinnate]] leaves clustered at the ends of branches, sometimes covered with bristles. The [[flower]]s are whitish or greenish occurring in terminal [[panicle]]s, and the spherical dark purple berry-like [[fruit]] are popular with [[bird]]s.
''Aralia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Common Emerald]].
===Taxonomic note===
The circumscription of ''Aralia'' has varied greatly. Species formerly included in a wider circumscription of the genus are now included in ''[[Fatsia]]'', ''[[Macropanax]]'', ''[[Oreopanax]]'', ''[[Panax]]'', ''[[Polyscias]]'', ''[[Pseudopanax]]'', ''[[Schefflera]]'', and ''[[Tetrapanax]]'', among others.
The genus ''Dimorphanthus'' Miq. is now considered a synonym of ''Aralia'' but is recognized as a section within that genus.
[[Image:Sumac bush clump summertime georgia.jpg|left|thumb|''Aralia spinosa'']]
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==References and external links==
*Frodin, D. G. and R. Govaerts. 2003. World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae. Kew, UK: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
*Wen, J. 2004. Systematics and biogeography of ''Aralia'' L. sect. ''Dimorphanthus'' (Miq.) Miq. (Araliaceae). ''Cathaya'' 15-16: 1-187.
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARALI ''Aralia'']
*[http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Aralia.html Sorting ''Aralia'' names]
[[Category:Araliaceae]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Aralia''
| image = Aralia elata en fleur4081.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Aralia elata''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Apiales]]
| familia = [[Araliaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Aralioideae]]
| genus = '''''Aralia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| synonyms =
*''Acanthophora'' <small>[[Merr.]]</small>
*''Coemansia'' <small>[[Marchal]]</small>
*''Coudenbergia'' <small>[[Marchal]]</small>
*''Cwangayana'' <small>[[Rauschert]]</small>
*''Dimorphanthus'' <small>[[Miq.]]</small>
*''Neoacanthophora'' <small>[[Bennet]]</small>
*''Parapentapanax'' <small>[[Hutch.]]</small>
*''Pentapanax'' <small>[[Seem.]]</small> (probably)
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
*''[[Aralia apioides]]''
*''[[Aralia armata]]''
*''[[Aralia atropurpurea]]''
*''[[Aralia bicrenata]]''
*''[[Aralia bipinnata]]''
* ''[[Aralia cachemirica]]''
*''[[Aralia caesia]]''
* ''[[Aralia californica]]'' - California Aralia
*''[[Aralia castanopsiscola]]''
*''[[Aralia chapaensis]]''
* ''[[Aralia chinensis]]'' - Chinese angelica tree
* ''[[Aralia continentalis]]''
* ''[[Aralia cordata]]'' - Japanese Spikenard
* ''[[Aralia dasyphylla]]''
*''[[Aralia dasyphylloides]]''
*''[[Aralia debilis]]''
*''[[Aralia decaisneana]]''
*''[[Aralia delavayi]]''
*''[[Aralia echinocaulis]]''
* ''[[Aralia elata]]'' - Japanese Angelica-tree
*''[[Aralia fargesii]]''
*''[[Aralia ferox]]''
*''[[Aralia finlaysoniana]]''
*''[[Aralia foliolosa]]''
*''[[Aralia fragrans]]''
*''[[Aralia frodiniana]]''
*''[[Aralia gigantea]]''
*''[[Aralia gintungensis]]''
*''[[Aralia glabra]]''
*''[[Aralia glabrifoliolata]]''
*''[[Aralia henryi]]''
* ''[[Aralia hispida]]'' - Bristly Spikenard
*''[[Aralia houheensis]]''
*''[[Aralia humilis]]''
*''[[Aralia kansuensis]]''
*''[[Aralia kingdon-wardii]]''
*''[[Aralia laevis]]''
*''[[Aralia malabarica]]''
*''[[Aralia melanocarpa]]''
*''[[Aralia merrillii]]''
*''[[Aralia mexicana]]''
*''[[Aralia montana]]''
*''[[Aralia nguyen-taoi]]''
* ''[[Aralia nudicaulis]]'' - Small Spikenard
*''[[Aralia parasitica]]''
*''[[Aralia plumosa]]''
* ''[[Aralia racemosa]]'' - American Spikenard
*''[[Aralia regeliana]]''
*''[[Aralia rex]]''
*''[[Aralia ryukyuensis]]''
*''[[Aralia scopulorum]]''
*''[[Aralia searelliana]]''
*''[[Aralia soratensis]]''
*''[[Aralia spinifolia]]''
* ''[[Aralia spinosa]]'' - Hercules' Club
*''[[Aralia stellata]]''
* ''[[Aralia stipulata]]''
*''[[Aralia subcordata]]''
*''[[Aralia thomsonii]]''
*''[[Aralia tibetana]]''
* ''[[Aralia tomentella]]''
*''[[Aralia undulata]]''
*''[[Aralia urticifolia]]''
*''[[Aralia verticillata]]''
*''[[Aralia vietnamensis]]''
* ''[[Aralia warmingiana]]''
*''[[Aralia wilsonii]]''
*''[[Aralia yunnanensis]]''
}}
'''''Aralia''''' ('''Spikenard''') is a [[genus]] of the [[plant]] [[family (biology)|family]] [[Araliaceae]], consisting of 68 accepted species of [[deciduous]] and [[evergreen]] [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s, and some [[rhizomatous]] [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]]s. The genus is native to [[Asia]] and the [[Americas]], with most species occurring in mountain woodlands. The species vary in size, with some herbaceous species only reaching 50 cm tall, while some are trees growing to 20 m tall.
''Aralia'' species have large [[pinnate|bipinnate]] leaves clustered at the ends of branches, sometimes covered with bristles. The [[flower]]s are whitish or greenish occurring in terminal [[panicle]]s, and the spherical dark purple berry-like [[fruit]] are popular with [[bird]]s.
''Aralia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Common Emerald]].
===Taxonomic note===
The circumscription of ''Aralia'' has varied greatly. Species formerly included in a wider circumscription of the genus are now included in ''[[Fatsia]]'', ''[[Macropanax]]'', ''[[Oreopanax]]'', ''[[Panax]]'', ''[[Polyscias]]'', ''[[Pseudopanax]]'', ''[[Schefflera]]'', and ''[[Tetrapanax]]'', among others.
The genus ''Dimorphanthus'' Miq. is now considered a synonym of ''Aralia'' but is recognized as a section within that genus.
[[Image:Sumac bush clump summertime georgia.jpg|left|thumb|''Aralia spinosa'']]
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==References and external links==
*Frodin, D. G. and R. Govaerts. 2003. World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae. Kew, UK: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
*Wen, J. 2004. Systematics and biogeography of ''Aralia'' L. sect. ''Dimorphanthus'' (Miq.) Miq. (Araliaceae). ''Cathaya'' 15-16: 1-187.
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARALI ''Aralia'']
*[http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Aralia.html Sorting ''Aralia'' names]
[[Category:Araliaceae]]