Aralia armata (Wall. ex G.Don) Seem.

 
  • Family : ARALIACEAE
    (Ginseng Or Aralia Or Ivy Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DAIN FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Araliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Panax armatus Wall. ex G.Don; Aralia tengyuehensis C.Y.Wu; Aralia thomsonii var. glabrescens C.Y.Wu
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aralia armata (Wall. ex G.Don) Seem.
  • Habit : Shurb or Small tree
  • Key identification features : Prickly shrubs or small trees, 4-7 m tall; Leaves very large, 3-4 pinnate; rachis prickly, with a pair of leaflets at each division; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, rounded or cordate at base, acuminate at apex, bristly serrualte along margins, pilose or hairy on both the surfaces; petioles hairy, short; Umbels in terminal panicles; Flowers whitish or greenish yellow; Fruits subglobose, conspicuously 5-angled, glabrous, purplish-black when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : September- February
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Denlang, Kawlhkulh-Thichang road
  • Native : Bhutan, China, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 668
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aralia armata. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

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