Araliaceae FAMILY

Aralia humilis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aralia humilis is a deciduous shrub or a small tree, usually growing 1 - 3 metres tall but occasionally reaching up to 10 metres with a bole of 50cm[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 1075 Title Systematics and Biogeography of Aralia L. (Araliaceae): Revision of Aralia Sects. Aralia, Humiles, Nanae, and Sciado Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 57 pp 1 - 172 Author Jun Wen Website http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/pubs/CUSNH/ Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington Year 2011 ISBN 0097-1618 Description A detailed revision of four sections of the genus Aralia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeC. America - Nicaragua, northwards to Mexico and Arizona.

HabitatMoist or dry brushy slopes, often in pine-oak forest, sometimes on limestone; at elevations of 500 - 1,900 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].