Family · Asterids
Araliaceae
Ivy, ginseng, schefflera
Ivy and ginseng family: often woody plants with umbel inflorescences; includes ivy, ginseng and umbrella trees.
- Accepted species
- 1,715accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 46accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈40 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Hedera (ivy)
- Panax (ginseng)
- Schefflera
- Aralia
Genera
Heptapleurum322 spp.
Hydrocotyle183 spp.
Polyscias181 spp.
Sciodaphyllum171 spp.
Oreopanax148 spp.
Dendropanax97 spp.
Aralia73 spp.
Osmoxylon61 spp.
Trachymene59 spp.
Brassaiopsis46 spp.
Didymopanax38 spp.
Crepinella33 spp.
Plerandra33 spp.
Eleutherococcus29 spp.
Meryta28 spp.
Hedera21 spp.
Astrotricha20 spp.
Cussonia20 spp.
Macropanax18 spp.
Neocussonia16 spp.
Astropanax15 spp.
Panax15 spp.
Schefflera13 spp.
Heteropanax9 spp.
Raukaua8 spp.
Trevesia8 spp.
Pseudopanax7 spp.
Cheirodendron6 spp.
Neopanax5 spp.
Gamblea4 spp.
Fatsia3 spp.
Harmsiopanax3 spp.
Merrilliopanax3 spp.
Oplopanax3 spp.
Cephalopanax2 spp.
Chengiopanax2 spp.
Frodinia2 spp.
Metapanax2 spp.
Anakasia1 spp.
Cephalaralia1 spp.
Kalopanax1 spp.
Motherwellia1 spp.
Seemannaralia1 spp.
Sinopanax1 spp.
Tetrapanax1 spp.
Woodburnia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical601
- Southern America561
- Asia-Temperate222
- Australasia168
- Africa136
- Pacific130
- Northern America44
- Europe8
- Antarctic4
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Araliaceae sits in the order Apiales.