Dendropanax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, consisting of 92 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, first described by Joseph Decaisne & Jules Émile Planchon in 1854.[1][2] They are native to Central and South America, eastern Asia and the Malay Peninsula.[1] Species such as Dendropanax trifidus or "kakuremino" in Japanese, are used in roji gardens, traditional moist and mossy areas leading to the chashitsu for tea ceremonies.

Dendropanax
Dendropanax trifidus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Subfamily: Aralioideae
Genus: Dendropanax
Decne. & Planch.
Species
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  1. ^ a b c "Dendropanax Decne. & Planch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  2. ^ Decaisne, J. & Planchon, J.E. (1854) Rev. Hort. [Paris]. ser. 4. 3: 107