Araliaceae
107 species
Diverse family including ginseng, ivy, and tropical trees and shrubs.
Aralia armata
Spiny vegetable
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers, Fruit
Aralia caesia
Edible: Leaves
Aralia chinensis
Chinese angelica tree
Edible: Leaves, Buds
Aralia continentalis
Manchurian spikenard
Edible: Leaves, Root, Stem
Aralia cordata
Japanese asparagus
Edible: Leaves, Stalks, Vegetable, Shoots, Root
Aralia cordata var. sachalinensis
Sakhalin spikenard
Edible: Leaves, Root, Stem
Aralia elata
Japanese angelica-tree, Japanese aralia
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Aralia elata var. mandshurica
Manchurian angelica tree
Edible: Leaves
Aralia hispida
Bristly Sarsaparilla
Aralia leschenaultii
Edible: Shoots, Leaves
Aralia mandschurica
Manchurian Angelica Tree
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Aralia nudicaulis
Wild sarsaparilla
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Flavouring
Aralia racemosa
American spikenard
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Root, Flavouring
Aralia schmidtii
Sakhalin Spikenard
Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem
Aralia spinosa
Hercule's club, Devil's walking stick, American angelica tree
Edible: Leaves, Flowers - honey
Aralia thomsonii
Edible: Shoots
Brassaiopsis ficifolia
Tang duea
Edible: Young flower
Brassaiopsis glomerulata
Hoblaiso
Edible: Leaves
Brassaiopsis mitis
Edible: ?
Chengiopanax sciadophylloides
Edible: Shoots
Cussonia angolensis
Angolan cabbage tree
Edible: Fruit
Cussonia arborea
Octopus cabbage tree, Deadman's fingers
Edible: Fruit
Cussonia brieyi
Loka-loka
Edible: Fruit
Cussonia corbisieri
Edible: Fruit
Cussonia holstii
Edible: Fruit
Cussonia kraussii
Krauss’s cabbage tree
Edible: Roots
Cussonia natalensis
Edible: ?
Cussonia paniculata
Cabbage Tree, Mountain cabbage tree
Edible: Root, Fruit, Leaves
Cussonia spicata
Cabbage tree, Spiked cabbage tree
Edible: Fruit, Roots, Leaves, Caution
Cussonia transvaalensis
Edible: Roots
Dendropanax arboreus
Angelica tree dendropanax
Eleutherococcus chiisanensis - (Nakai.)
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus divaricatus
O-ukogi
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus divaricatus var. chiisanensis
Edible: Leaves, Stem
Eleutherococcus giraldii
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus gracylistylus - (W.W.Sm.)S.Y.Hu.
Wu Jia Pi
Edible: Flowers
Eleutherococcus innovans - (Siebold.&Zucc.)H.Ohba.
Taka-No-Tsume
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus japonicus
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus leucorrhizus
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus senticosus
Siberian ginseng
Edible: Leaves, Stem - tea
Eleutherococcus seoulensis
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus
Wangrangkura
Edible: Leaves, Bark, Fruit - brewing
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
Hedging Eleutherococcus, Fiveleaf aralia
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus spinosus
Edible: Leaves
Eleutherococcus trifoliatus
Pak-pam
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Roots, Leaves - tea
Gamblea innovans
Taka-no-tsume
Edible: Leaves
Hedera helix
Edible: Caution, Leaves - tea, Stems, Medicine
Heteropanax fragrans
Fragrant aralia
Edible: Leaves
Hydrocotyle mexicana
Edible: Leaves
Hydrocotyle rotundifolia
Edible: Leaves
Hydrocotyle siamica
Edible: Leaves
Hydrocotyle tonkinensis
Edible: Leaves
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Edible: Leaves
Kalopanax pictus
Umnamu
Edible: Leaves
Kalopanax sciadophylloides - (Franch.&Sav.)Harms.
Edible: Leaves
Kalopanax septemlobus - (Thunb. ex A.Murray.)Koidz.
Tree Aralia, Castor aralia
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Kirkophytum lyallii - (J.B.Armst.)Allan.
Edible: Leaves
Mackinlaya schlechteri
Edible: Leaves ?
Metapanax davidii
Edible: Leaves
Metapanax delavayi
Pot leaf aralia
Edible: Leaves - tea
Neopanax arboreus
Five-finger, Puahou, Whauwhaupaku
Edible: Leaves
Oplopanax horridus - (Sm.)Miq.
Devil's Club
Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots
Osmoxylon micranthum
Edible: Leaves, Caution
Osmoxylon novoguineense
Osmoxylon palmatum
Daun gurita
Edible: Leaves
Panax ginseng
Ginseng, Chinese ginseng
Edible: Roots, Roots - tea
Panax japonicus
Japanese ginseng, Bamboo ginseng
Edible: Roots - tea, Rhizomes
Panax japonicus var. major
Edible: Roots, Rhizomes, Stems, Leaves
Panax notoginseng
Tienchi ginseng
Edible: Roots, Flowers
Panax pseudoginseng
Ginseng
Edible: Roots, Leaves
Panax pseudoginseng notoginseng - (Burkill.)G.Hoo.&C.J.Tseng.
San Qi
Panax quinquefolius
American ginseng, Xi yang shen
Edible: Roots, Leaves - tea
Panax trifolius
Dwarf Ginseng, Ground nut, North American dwarf ginseng
Edible: Root, Tubers
Panax vietnamensis
Vietnamese ginseng
Edible: Roots
Panax zingiberensis
Edible: Root, Medicine
Plerandra actinostigma
Edible: Fruit
Polyscias balfouriana
Balfour's aralia
Edible: Leaves
Polyscias cumingiana
Fern-leaf aralia, Fern-leaf panax
Edible: Leaves
Polyscias filicifolia
Fern-leaf Aralia
Edible: Leaves
Polyscias fruticosa
Parsley panax
Edible: Leaves, Roots
Polyscias macgillivrayi
Edible: Leaves
Polyscias multijuga
Edible: Leaves
Polyscias pinnata
Edible: Leaves
Polyscias sambucifolia
Elderberry panax, Ornamental Ash
Edible: Fruit
Polyscias samoensis
Edible: Leaves
Polyscias scutellaria
Saucer leaf, Cup leaf papua, Hedge panax
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Polyscias verticillata
Valanguar
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Pseudopanax arboreus - (Murray.)K.Koch.
Puahou
Edible: Leaves
Schefflera abyssinica
Schefflera alpina
Edible: Leaves
Schefflera aromatica
Umbell tree schefflera
Edible: Leaves, Roots
Schefflera brevipedicellata
Edible: Leaves
Schefflera chinensis
Edible: Leaves
Schefflera elliptica
Edible: Leaves
Schefflera heptaphylla
Edible: Medicine
Schefflera octophylla
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Schefflera pauciflora
Sankho-ahi
Edible: Fruit, Caution
Schefflera umbellifera
Edible: Fruit
Sinopanax formosanus
Stilbocarpa lyallii
Punui
Edible: Leaves
Stilbocarpa polaris - (Homb.&Jacq.)Gray.
Edible: Leaves, Root, Stem
Tetrapanax papyrifer
Rice paper, Chinese ricepaper plant
Edible: Root
Trachymene ochracea
Edible: Root
Trachymene procumbens
Native parsnip
Edible: Root
Trevesia burckii
Guost's foot
Edible: Flowers
Trevesia cheirantha
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Trevesia sundaica
Edible: Leaves