Sinopanax formosanus
(Hay.) Li
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 12 m tall. There is a soft brown covering over the leaves. The leaves are almost round and rough and about 20 cm across. The edges can be irregular or have shallow lobes.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dry sunny places and in open forest between 2,300-2,600 m altitude in Taiwan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Taiwan*,
Notes
There is only one Sinopanax species.
Synonyms
Oreopanax formosana Hayata
References (1)
- Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm
