Tetrapanax papyrifer
Habit | shrub
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Height: | ⇕ | 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
Width: | ⇔ | 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. |
Bloom: | ❀ | early fall, mid fall, late fall |
Exposure: | ☼ | part-sun |
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USDA Zones: | 8 to 11 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | white |
Tetrapanax papyriferus (Tung-tsau or Rice-paper Plant) is an evergreen shrub in the 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 to Taiwan, but widely cultivated in East Asia and sometimes in other tropical regions as well.* [1]
The pith from the stem is used to make a substance commonly known as rice paper, but more properly termed pith paper.
It grows to 3-7 m tall, with usually unbranched stems 2 cm diameter bearing a rosette of large leaves at the top (superficially similar to a 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 umbels near the end of the stem. The flowers have 4 or 5 small white petals. The fruit is a small drupe.
ExpandRead about Tetrapanax papyrifer in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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ExpandRead about Tetrapanax papyrifer in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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- ↑ George W. Staples and Derral R. Herbst. 2005. "A Tropical Garden Flora". Bishop Museum Press: Honolulu, HI, USA.