Accession Data

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Common Name: Rice-paper Plant

Family: Araliaceae

Synonym(s): Aralia papyrifera

Country of Origin: China, Taiwan

Uses: Used in traditional Chinese medicine. The pith of the stems is used to make what is called rice paper.

Accession Data

Accession #: 202400023

Accession Date: 2024-03-25 00:00:00

Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:39

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1201

Quantity: 2

Source: Smith College

Provenance:

Smith College, from suckers dug from the ground beds in the Lyman Conservatory

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid II

Order: Apiales

Family: Araliaceae

SubFamily: Aralioideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2026
2025

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Tetrapanax papyrifer