Eleutherococcus sieboldianus

Eleutherococcus sieboldianus, the five-fingered aralia or fiveleaf aralia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae.^[2] It is native to Anhui province in China, and has been introduced to Korea, Japan and the United States.^[1] A variegated form is available which only reaches 8 ft (2.4 m).^[3]

Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
Leaves and fruit
At the Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens in Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Eleutherococcus
Species:	E. sieboldianus
Binomial name
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus (Makino) Koidz.
Synonyms[1]
Acanthopanax pentaphyllus Marchal Acanthopanax sieboldianus Makino Eleutherococcus pentaphyllus Nakai Eleutherococcus sieboldianus f. variegatus (G.Nicholson) S.Y.Hu