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Scientific name

Kalopanax septemlobus (Thunb.) Koidz.

Family

Araliaceae

Japanese

ハリギリ

English

Prickly castor oil tree

General information

flowering period

Monthly blossoming season, distribution

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Leaves

Alternate and rounded, divided 5-9 parts, lobes ovate and apex cuspidate, base cordate, sursface glabrous and margins have teeth

Inflorescences

Umbel, monoecious

Habit

Like deep and fertile place

Distribution

Japan, China , Korea(Widely distributed across country)

English common name

Prickly castor oil tree

Life cycle

Deciduous broadleaf tree

Flowering

Aug.

Seed production and maturing

Sep.-Oct.

Height

25m

Flower color

Yellowish green

Fruit

Drupe, almost rounded, bluish black

Seed

Semicircular, flat

Use

Fresh young leaves used for edivle. Planting for ornamental and woods used for furniture, craft, instrument etc. Barks used for medicine(rheumatic muscle paralysis, myalgia, arthritis etc.)

Bark

Grayish brown, divided irregular and vertically

Branches

Have many prickles, young branches drop when old

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Specimen Information More Specimen Information

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  [ADNA200911262237]

  2007-10-07 / / 안동대학교 식물표본관

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  [ADNA200911292153]

  2008-07-05 / / 안동대학교 식물표본관

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