Araliaceae

Shrub panax

Neopanax laetus (Kirk) Allan

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Neopanax

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Shrub panax: Neopanax laetus (labelled as Pseudopanax laetus) in Auckland Botanic Gardens — Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Shrub panax

Synonyms

Nothopanax laetus (Kirk) Cheeseman
Panax arboreus var. laetus Kirk
Pseudopanax laetus (Kirk) Philipson

Flowers

In flower: September to November (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.