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Aralia kingdon-wardii

Botanic Family

Araliaceae

Author

J. Wen, Lowry & Esser

Common Names

• Du long yu ye shen (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bhutan
• Sichuan
• Xizang
• NW. Yunnan - China
• Assam - India
• N Myanmar

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Dec-Mar (China)

Fruiting Times

• Mar-may (China)

Climbing or hemi-epiphytic shrub with leaves to 220mm x 160mm, 3 glabrous leaflets to 170mm x 100mm. Terminal corymbs to 150mm long of bisexual flowers arranged in umbels of 25-35 flowers, flowers with bracteoles, sepals to 0.3mm long, petals 2mm long. Fruit 6mm diameter with persistent style to 2mm long.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• ResearchGate