Araliaceae
Dendropanax Decne. et Planchón.
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Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Araliaceae Status: Valid
Morphological Description
Diagnosis: Trees to 6 m tall. Leaves simple, entire when adults, or sometimes trilobed in juvenile form. Leaves and petioles variable in size, somewhat trinerved from the base. Styles persistent. Fruit a berry, to 0.7 cm diameter, black when mature. Seeds 4-7 per fruit. Plants used for honey production, the wood used in carpentry, plywood, and matchsticks. Leaves and roots are medicinal. Distribution: New World and the Old World tropics.