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Dendropanax

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Dendropanax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, consisting of 92 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, first described by Joseph Decaisne & Jules Émile Planchon in 1854. They are native to Central and South America, eastern Asia and the Malay Peninsula. Species such as Dendropanax trifidus or "kakuremino" in Japanese, are used in roji gardens, traditional moist and mossy areas leading to the chashitsu for tea ceremonies. ==References==

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderApiales
  5. FamilyAraliaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Assam, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cayman Is.
Observations recorded32,809

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,802
With media
391
Family
Araliaceae
Collections
FMNH, INECOL, CICY, UNICACH, UACH, FC-UNAM
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Taiwan

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Dendropanax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, consisting of 92 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, first described by Joseph Decaisne & Jules Émile Planchon in 1854. They are native to Central and South America, eastern Asia and the Malay Peninsula. Species such as Dendropanax trifidus or "kakuremino" in Japanese, are used in roji gardens, traditional moist and mossy areas leading to the chashitsu for tea ceremonies. ==References==

Category:Araliaceae Category:Apiales genera Category:Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne Category:Taxa named by Jules Émile Planchon

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