Aralia elata

Japanese Aralia ( Aralia elata )

Called Japanese Aralia ( Aralia elata ), also Japanese angelica tree or Teufelskrückstock, a flowering plant in the family of Araliaceae is ( Araliaceae ).

Description and ecology

Aralia elata grows as a deciduous, multi-stemmed large shrub or small tree. In the home areas it reaches stature heights of up to 10 meters, in Central Europe only plant height 4-5 meters. He has few, thick branches with gray bark and spiked resisted branches. The change-constant leaves are pinnate up to 80 cm long and one to three times. In autumn, the leaves show a reddish- yellow color and are then discarded.

Aralia elata is andromonözisch. The terminal, erect, branched total inflorescence is composed of doldigen partial inflorescences. The whitish, five petals are hermaphroditic or male, all-female does not exist. It's just a circle with five stamens present. Five carpels are fused into an ovary. Are formed with berry-like drupe when ripe deep blue to black in color, which are eaten in winter by birds.

Dissemination

Aralia elata is originally in Russia ( Siberia ), China ( Manchuria ), Japan and Korea is home. The Japanese Aralia is cultivated throughout the entire northern hemisphere in gardens and parks.

Use

The young buds are a culinary mood for spring in Japan. They are fried in tempura, for example. Young shoots are eaten cooked. Stir the leaves can be eaten as a salad. Medical effects have been investigated.

Swell

• Qibai Xiang & Porter P. Lowry: Araliaceae: Aralia elata, pp. 484 - text the same online as printed work, In: Wu Zheng -yi, Peter H. Raven & Deyuan Hong (eds.): Flora of China, Volume 13 - Clusiaceae through Araliaceae, Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis, 2007. ISBN 978-1-930723-59-7 ( section description)