The taxonomic circumscription of the
genus Aralia has varied greatly. Species formerly included in wider views of the genus are now included in such separate genera as
Fatsia,
Macropanax,
Oreopanax,
Panax,
Polyscias,
Pseudopanax,
Schefflera, and
Tetrapanax. The genus
Dimorphanthus, formerly considered distinct by some, is now included within
Aralia as a section within that genus.
Species ,
Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: •
Aralia apioides Hand.-Mazz. •
Aralia armata (Wall. ex G.Don) Seem. •
Aralia atropurpurea Franch. •
Aralia bahiana J.Wen •
Aralia bicrenata Wooton & Standl. •
Aralia bipinnata Blanco •
Aralia cachemirica Decne. •
Aralia caesia Hand.-Mazz. •
Aralia californica S.Watson •
Aralia castanopsicola (Hayata) J.Wen •
Aralia chinensis L. •
Aralia continentalis Kitag. •
Aralia cordata Thunb. •
Aralia dasyphylla Miq. •
Aralia dasyphylloides (Hand.-Mazz.) J.Wen •
Aralia debilis J.Wen •
Aralia decaisneana Hance •
Aralia delavayi J.Wen •
Aralia devendrae Pusalkar •
Aralia duplex R.Chaves •
Aralia echinocaulis Hand.-Mazz. •
Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem. •
Aralia excelsa (Griseb.) J.Wen •
Aralia fargesii Franch. •
Aralia ferox Miq. •
Aralia finlaysoniana (Wall. ex G.Don) Seem. •
Aralia foliolosa Seem. ex C.B.Clarke •
Aralia frodiniana J.Wen •
Aralia gigantea J.Wen •
Aralia gintungensis C.Y.Wu ex K.M.Feng •
Aralia glabra Matsum. •
Aralia glabrifoliolata (C.B.Shang) J.Wen •
Aralia henryi Harms •
Aralia hiepiana J.Wen & Lowry •
Aralia hispida Vent. •
Aralia humilis Cav. •
Aralia hypoglauca (C.J.Qi & T.R.Cao) J.Wen & Y.F.Deng •
Aralia indonesica Doweld •
Aralia kansuensis G.Hoo •
Aralia kingdon-wardii J.Wen, Lowry & Esser •
Aralia leschenaultii (DC.) J.Wen •
Aralia malabarica Bedd. •
Aralia melanocarpa (H.Lév.) Lauener •
Aralia merrillii C.B.Shang •
Aralia mexicana (C.B.Shang & X.P.Li) Frodin •
Aralia montana Blume •
Aralia nudicaulis L. •
Aralia officinalis Z.Z.Wang •
Aralia parasitica (D.Don) Buch.-Ham. ex Otto •
Aralia plumosa H.L.Li •
Aralia racemosa L. •
Aralia regeliana Marchal •
Aralia rex (Ekman) J.Wen •
Aralia scaberula G.Hoo •
Aralia scopulorum Brandegee •
Aralia searelliana Dunn •
Aralia soratensis Marchal •
Aralia spinifolia Merr. •
Aralia spinosa L. •
Aralia stellata (King) J.Wen •
Aralia stipulata Franch. •
Aralia subcordata (Wall. ex G.Don) J.Wen •
Aralia thomsonii Seem. ex C.B.Clarke •
Aralia tibetana G.Hoo •
Aralia tomentella Franch. •
Aralia undulata Hand.-Mazz. •
Aralia urticifolia Blume ex Miq. •
Aralia verticillata (Dunn) J.Wen •
Aralia vietnamensis Ha •
Aralia wangshanensis (W.C.Cheng) Y.F.Deng •
Aralia warmingiana (Marchal) J.Wen •
Aralia wilsonii Harms •
Aralia yunnanensis Franch. ==Fossil record==