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The '''Araliaceae''' are a family of [[flowering plant]]s, also known as the '''aralia family''' (after its [[type genus]] ''[[Aralia]]'') or '''[[Hedera|ivy]] family'''. The family includes 254 species of [[tree]]s, [[shrub]]s, [[liana]]s, and perennial [[herbaceous]] plants in two subfamilies. Species usually bear [[pinnate]]ly or [[palmate]]ly compound leaves, and usually have small flowers produced in large [[panicles]].
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The '''Araliaceae''' are a family of [[flowering plant]]s, also known as the '''aralia family''' (after its [[type genus]] ''[[Aralia]]'') or '''[[Hedera|ivy]] family'''.
  
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==Overview==
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Edible plants include [[ginseng]] (''Panax'') and ''[[Aralia]]'' species including ''Aralia cordata'' ([[udo]]).
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The family from tropical area origin is present in cooler climates, too. They are found in the Americas, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Pacific islands. Araliaceae bear essential oils, or without essential oils can be resinous and heterophyllous. It presents many shapes, includes some trees and ivies as the [[angelica tree]] (devil's walking-stick, ''Aralia spinosa''), the [[devil's club]] (''Oplopanax horridus''), '' [[Hedera]]'' spp., including'' [[Hedera helix]]'' and herbs as [[ginseng]] '' [[Panax]] '' spp., a native of [[Korea]] and used as medical herb. Leaves are simple or compound, sometimes lauroid (resembling ''[[Laurus]]'') or peltate, or not peltate; when compound, they are ternate, pinnate, or palmate.
 
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The systematics of the Araliaceae are currently under study, and taxonomic changes and novelties are to be expected. Endemic Araliaceae are found in the pluvial montane forest, very humid montane, and humid lowland river forest regions. They are present, too, in [[laurel forest]], [[cloud forest]], and warm, humid habitats.
 
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The family is closely related to the [[Apiaceae]] and [[Pittosporaceae]], and the boundaries between these families and other members of [[Apiales]] are still uncertain. Some recent systems included Araliaceae in an expanded Apiaceae, but this has not been widely followed.  Molecular phylogenies<ref>Plunkett, G.M., [[Douglas E. Soltis|Soltis, D.E.]] & [[Soltis, P.S.]] 1997. Clarification of the relationship between Apiaceae and Araliaceae based on MATK and RBCL sequence data. ''American Journal of Botany'' 84: 565-580 (available [http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/reprint/84/4/565.pdf online]; pdf file).
 
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</ref> suggest at least some of the genera traditionally included in Apiaceae as subfamily Hydrocotyloideae appear to be more closely related to Araliaceae, and the inclusion of ''[[Hydrocotyle]]'' and ''[[Trachymene]]'' in Araliaceae has been recommended.<ref>Chandler, G.T. and G. M. Plunkett. 2004. Evolution in Apiales: nuclear and chloroplast markers together in (almost) perfect harmony. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society'' 144: 123-147 ([http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2003.00247.x abstract]).
 
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The generic level classification of the Araliaceae has been unstable; in particular, numerous genera have been synonymized under ''[[Schefflera]]''. Recent molecular phylogenies<ref>Wen, J., G. M. Plunkett, A. D. Mitchell, and S.J. Wagstaff. 2001. The Evolution of Araliaceae: A Phylogenetic Analysis Based on ITS Sequences of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA. ''Systematic Botany'' 26: 144–167 ([http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-document&issn=0363-6445&volume=026&issue=01&page=0144 abstract]).
 
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File:Scheflera1.jpg|''[[Schefflera arboricola]]''
 
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File:Oplopanax horridus0.jpg|(''Oplopanax horridus'')
 
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File:Eleutherococcus-sieboldianus.JPG|''[[Eleutherococcus sieboldianus]]''
 
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File::Illustration Hydrocotyle vulgaris0.jpg|(''Hydrocotyle vulgaris'')
 
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==See also==
 
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[[List of foliage plant diseases (Araliaceae)]]
 
  
 
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* Frodin, D. G. and R. Govaerts. 2004. World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae. Kew Publishing.
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* [http://www.people.vcu.edu/~gmplunke/aral/ Araliaceae Resource Center]
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Revision as of 14:24, 5 June 2017

Araliaceae
Temporal range: Eocene–0
Aralia elata en fleur4081.jpg
Aralia elata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Araliaceae

Subfamilies and genera
  • See text
Synonyms

The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants, also known as the aralia family (after its type genus Aralia) or ivy family.

Edible plants include ginseng (Panax) and Aralia species including Aralia cordata (udo).

Subfamilies and genera

Subfamily Aralioideae

Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

References and external links

  1. ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 105–121, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x, retrieved 2010-12-10
  2. ↑ Manchester, S.R. (1994). "Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon". Palaeontographica Americana. 58: 30–31.

Acknowledgements

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