PLANTS Profile for Tetrapanax papyrifer (rice-paper plant)

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PLANTS Profile

Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch
rice-paper plant

Symbol:

TEPA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Araliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	Chinese rice-paper plant

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Photo of Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL, Miami-Dade Co., USDA Chapman Field. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch

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Synonyms:
Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch

	ARPA22	Aralia papyrifera Hook.		rice-paper plant, Chinese rice-paper plant
	TEPA	Tetrapanax papyriferus (Hook.) K. Koch, orth. var.		rice-paper plant, Chinese rice-paper plant

Distribution:
Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch


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USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch

View 18 genera in Araliaceae, 1 species in Tetrapanax

Classification:
Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Apiales
Family	Araliaceae – Ginseng family
Genus	Tetrapanax (K. Koch) K. Koch – tetrapanax
Species	Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch – rice-paper plant

Introduced Information:
Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505936.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 02:28 PM CDT