Eleutherococcus setulosus

Eleutherococcus setulosus is a plant species in the family Araliaceae. It is native to the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Gansu, Sichuan and Zhejiang.[3]

Eleutherococcus setulosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Eleutherococcus
Species:
E. setulosus
Binomial name
Eleutherococcus setulosus
(Franchet) S. Y. Hu[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Acanthopanax setulosus Franchet
  • Acanthopanax zhejiangensis X. J. Xue & S. T. Fang
  • Eleutherococcus asperatus'' (Franch. & Sav.) Koidz.
  • Eleutherococcus pseudosetulosus C. H. Kim & B. Y. Sun
  • Eleutherococcus zhejiangensis (X. J. Xue & S. T. Fang) H. Ohashi

The species is a shrub up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, with densely bristled branches and with prickles along the base of the petioles. Flowers are born in axillary umbels.[3]

References

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  1. ^ China Plant Specialist Group. 2004. Eleutherococcus setulosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. Downloaded on 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ S. Y. Hu, J. Arnold Arbor. 61: 110. 1980.
  3. ^ a b c Qibai Xiang & Porter P. Lowry. "Eleutherococcus setulosus". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 25 October 2014.