Aralia rex

Aralia rex

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Aralia
Species: Aralia rex

Name

Aralia rex (Ekman) J.Wen (1993)

Synonyms

• Megalopanax rex Ekman

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Wen, J. (1993). Brittonia 45: 53

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Aralia rex. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aralia rex. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 19 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Aralia rex in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 19.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Aralia rex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aralia rex in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: American Spikenard, Life-of-man, Petty Morel
español: Aralia, Espinacardo, Nardo Americano

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