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]
Homotypic Synonyms Acanthopanax sieboldianus Makino Heterotypic Synonyms Acanthopanax pentaphyllus var. variegatus (G.Nicholson) Rehder Acanthopanax sieboldianus var. variegatus (G.Nicholson) Rehder Aralia pentaphylla var. variegata G.Nicholson Eleutherococcus japonicus var. variegata (G.Nicholson) Nakai Eleutherococcus sieboldianus f. variegatus (G.Nicholson) S.Y.Hu