Eleutherococcus spinosus




Family Araliaceae
Scientific name Eleutherococcus spinosus (L.f.) S. Y. Hu
Synonyms Acanthopanax spinosus (L. f.) Miquel; Acanthopanax spinosus (L. f.) Miquel forma espinosus H. Hara; Acanthopanax spinosus (L. f.) Miquel var. inermis Makino; Aralia pentaphylla Thunberg; Eleutherococcus pentaphyllus (Siebold & Zuccarini) Nakai; Panax spinosus L. f.
Common name (Japanese common name) yama-ukogi [mountain ukogi (ukogi = Araliaceae species)], ukogi
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (southeastern region), Honshu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 2-4m. Leaves 5 leaflets each 3-7cm. Flowers green 4mm, flowering in May. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Eleutherococcus spinosus (L. f.) S. Y. Hu
Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984)



Female plants


May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge



May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge
May 2007
at lowland forest edge