Aralia 427952 222282065 2008-06-28T14:19:34Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[pt:Aralia]] {{Taxobox | 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]]'' - Devil's Walkingstick *''[[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'']] {{commons}} ==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]] [[da:Aralie]] [[es:Aralia]] [[eo:Aralio]] [[fr:Aralia]] [[it:Aralia]] [[nl:Aralia]] [[pl:Aralia]] [[pt:Aralia]]