Aralia elata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Aralia
Species: Aralia elata
Varietates: A. e. var. elata – A. e. var. inermis – A. e. var. mandshurica – A. e. var. ryukyuensis
Name

Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem., 1868
Synonyms

Aralia chinensis var. elata (Miq.) Lavallée
Aralia spinosa var. elata (Miq.) Sarg.
Dimorphanthus elatus Miq.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
Amur; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; Japan; Khabarovsk; Korea; Manchuria; Nansei-shoto; Primorye; Sakhalin; Taiwan
Continental: Northern America
Connecticut; Illinois; Michigan; New Hampshire; New York; Ohio; Ontario; Oregon; Pennsylvania;Washington; Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Seemann, B.C., 1868. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. London 6:134. (Revis. Heder. 90. 1868).
USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Aralia elata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aralia elata. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 19 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Aralia elata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 19.
Tropicos.org 2018. Aralia elata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Nov. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aralia elata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
čeština: arálie vysoká, arálie japonská
Deutsch: Japanische Aralie, Japanischer Angelikabaum, Teufelskrückstock
English: Japanese Angelica Tree
suomi: Piikkiaralia, pirunkeppi
français: Angélique du Japon, Aralie Japonaise
日本語: タラノキ
русский: Аралия высокая или Аралия маньчжурская или Шип-дерево или Чёртово дерево

Aralia elata, the Japanese angelica tree,[1] Chinese angelica-tree,[2] or Korean angelica-tree,[3] is a woody plant belonging to the family Araliaceae. It is known as tara-no-ki (タラノキ; 楤木) in Japanese, and dureup-namu (두릅나무) in Korean.

Description

It is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub growing up to 10 m (33 ft) in height,[4] native to eastern Russia, China, Korea, and Japan.

The bark is rough and gray with prickles. The leaves are alternate, large, 60–120 cm long, and double pinnate. The flowers are produced in large umbels in late summer, each flower small and white. The fruit is a small black drupe.

Aralia elata is closely related to the American species Aralia spinosa, with which it is easily confused.
Cultivation

Aralia elata is cultivated, often in a variegated form, for its exotic appearance. It prefers deep loamy soils in partial shade, but will grow in poorer soils and in full sun. The cultivars 'Variegata'[5] and 'Aureovariegata'[6] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Gastronomy
Japan
Tara-no-me on a plate

In Japan, the shoots are called tara-no-me and are eaten in the spring. They are picked from the end of the branches and are fried in a tempura batter.
Korea
Dureup on sokuri (bamboo basket)

In Korean, the young shoot is called dureup (두릅), and the plant is called dureupnamu (두릅나무, "dureup tree"). Young shoots are harvested during a month, from early April to early May, when they are soft and fragrant. In Korean cuisine, the shoots are commonly eaten blanched as namul, pickled as jangajji, pan-fried as jeon, or deep-fried as bugak.

Invasive species

The tree was introduced into the United States in 1830. Birds like to eat the fruits, and are spreading its seeds, allowing the tree to expand its range as an invasive species in the Northeastern United States.[7]
References

"Angelica elata". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
"Aralia elata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Korea National Arboretum (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: National Arboretum. p. 357. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
"RHS Plant Selector - Aralia elata". Retrieved 29 May 2013.
"Aralia elata 'Variegata'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
"Aralia elata 'Aureovariegata'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: Map of distribution in U.S. and Canada