Pot leaf aralia
Metapanax delavayi

Family: Araliaceae

What it is like

A shrub. The leaves have 5-7 leaflets. They can be 3 cm wide and 23 cm long.

Where it is found

It grows in Yunnan in China. In Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia China, Tibet, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Young leaves are used for making tea.

Edible parts

Leaves - tea

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Acanthopanax delavayi (Franch.) R. Vig.; Macropanax delavayi (Franch.) C. B. Shang & C. F. Ji; Metapanax delavayi var. longicaudatus (K. M. Feng) R. Li & H. Li; Nothopanax delavayi (Franch.) Harms; Nothopanax delavayi var. longicaudatus K. M. Feng; Panax delavayi Franch.; Pseudopanax delavayi (Franch.) Philipson;