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| name = ''Tetrapanax papyrifer''

|familia=Araliaceae

| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

|genus=Tetrapanax

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

|species=papyrifer

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

|common_name=Rice-paper Plant

| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| origin = [[Taiwan]]

|habit=shrub

| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

|habit_ref=Wikipedia

| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

|Max ht metric=ft

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->

|Max wd box=15

| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

|Max wd metric=ft

| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->

|exposure=part-sun

| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| color = IndianRed

|flower_season=early fall, mid fall, late fall

| image = Rice_Paper_Plant-Fitch.jpg

|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

|flowers=white

|Temp Metric=°F

|min_zone=8

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|max_zone=11

|image=Rice_Paper_Plant-Fitch.jpg

|image_width=200

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'''''Tetrapanax papyrifer''''' ('''Tung-tsau''' or '''Rice-paper Plant''') is an evergreen [[shrub]] in the family [[Araliaceae]], the sole species in the genus '''''Tetrapanax'''''{{wp}}.

'''''Tetrapanax papyriferus''''' ('''Tung-tsau''' or '''Rice-paper Plant''') is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Araliaceae]], the sole [[species]] in the [[genus]] '''''Tetrapanax'''''. Its [[botanical name]] is unusual in that its [[specific epithet]] varies from one source to another, sometimes being rendered as "papyriferum" or "papyrifer". It is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Taiwan]], but widely [[cultivated]] in [[East Asia]] and sometimes in other [[tropical]] regions as well.* <ref> George W. Staples and Derral R. Herbst. 2005. "A Tropical Garden Flora". Bishop Museum Press: Honolulu, HI, USA. </ref>

 

 

It grows to 3-7 m tall, with usually unbranched stems 2 cm diameter bearing a rosette of large [[leaf|leaves]] at the top (superficially similar to a [[Arecaceae|palm]] crown). The leaves are carried on 40-60 cm petioles, the leaf blade orbicular, 30-50 cm across, deeply palmately lobed with 5-11 primary lobes, the central lobes larger and Y-forked near the end. It spreads extensively by sprouts from the [[root]] system underground. The [[inflorescence]] is a large [[panicle]] of hemispherical to globular [[umbel]]s near the end of the stem. The [[flowers]] have 4 or 5 small white petals. The [[fruit]] is a small [[drupe]].

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