Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K.Koch, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 371 (1859) (syn: Aralia mairei H.Lév. ; Aralia papyrifera Hook. ; Didymopanax papyrifer (Hook.) K.Koch ex Ed.Otto ; Echinopanax papyrifer (Hook.) Kuntze ; Fatsia papyrifera (Hook.) Miq. ex Witte ; Panax papyrifer (Hook.) F.Muell. );
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Central & S. China, Taiwan; Introduced into: Alabama, Azores, Brazil South, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Madeira, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Réunion, St.Helena as per POWO;
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Id of a Shrub -ID11032024SH2: 3 high res. images.
Location – Kolakham, Kalimpong Dist., West Bengal
Date – February 2024
Cultivated ?? Araliaceae ! Could be a Brassaopsis !
Yes, looks like cultivated.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/143045
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/7147/fatsia-japonica-japanese-aralia-castor-oil-plant/details
Or can it be
https://efloraofindia.com/2013/02/01/brassaiopsis-hainla/?
3 images- 1 high res.
I guess it is not Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) Decne. & Planch. !
it’s Tetrapanax papyrifer
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Lucid Central India Flora Online India Biodiversity Portal NCSU MBG