Japanese aralia
Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) Decne. et Planch. [Araliaceae]
Yatsude (ヤツデ, 八手)
Life form: evergreen shrub
Distribution: Western Japan (not distributed in Hokkaido)
Seed dispersal: endo-zoochore (animal)
Often transplanted for gardening
Synonyms
Aralia japonica Thunb.
Aralia sieboldii Hort. ex K. Koch
Fatsia Decne. & Planch.
Three species in the world. Two speices in (southern) Japan and one species in Taiwan.
F. japonica (Thunb.) Decne. et Planch. (ヤツデ)
- var. liukiuensis Hatusima (リュウキュウヤツデ)
F. oligocasrpella (Nakai) Koidz. (ムニンヤツデ): ditributed in Bonin Islands
Fatsia japonica in Japan
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All photos were taken in the campus of Niigata University (新潟大学). 1: October 1990. 2: November 1990. 3: April 1991. 4: Date, not recorded, probably in winter