Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Eleutherococcus Maxim. [492]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Araliaceae

family_ja: ウコギ

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distribution_en: E.Asia, Himalaya, Mal.

description_en: Genus of about 30 species of mainly deciduous trees and shrubs, sometimes climbers, from scrub and woodland in E., S., and S.E. Asia. They have alternate, 3- to 7-palmate leaves, and bear terminal, simple or compound umbels of small, 5-petalled, greenish white flowers from spring to summer, followed by ivy-like, spherical to ellipsoid, black or purple-black fruits. Grown for their foliage and autumn fruits, they are useful as specimens or in a shrub border.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in a seedbed in autumn or spring. Insert greenwood cuttings in early summer, or take root cuttings in winter. Separate suckers in winter.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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