Heteropanax fragrans

Heteropanax fragrans is an evergreen plant in the Araliaceae family. The leaves of this arboreal plant are fed on by the larvae of the Eri silk moth (Samia ricini). In the Mizo language it is known as Changkhen and in Assamese it is called Keseru. The tree is found in Assam; Bangladesh; Cambodia; South Central China; China Southeast; Eastern Himalayas; Hainan; India; Myanmar; Nepal; Vietnam; Western Himalayas; Thailand.[1][2]

Heteropanax fragrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Heteropanax
Species:
H. fragrans
Binomial name
Heteropanax fragrans
Synonyms
  • Aralia fragrans (Roxb.) G.Don
  • Heteropanax fragrans var. attenuatus C.B.Clarke
  • Heteropanax fragrans var. ferrugineus Y.F.Deng
  • Heteropanax fragrans var. serrata Haines
  • Panax fragrans Roxb.

References
  1. R. K. Brummitt. "world geographical scheme for recording plant distribution, edition-2" (PDF). International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases For Plant Sciences (TDWG) by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. "Heteropanax fragrans". Flora of China. efloras.org. Retrieved 10 September 2022.


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