Heteropanax fragrans seed
LATIN NAME: HETEROPANAX FRAGRANS
COMMON NAME: Fragrant Heteropanax
In the evergreen forests of the warm south, the fragrant heteropanax grows as a tall, straight, evergreen tree with the enormous, twice-divided leaves spread like umbrellas at the top of the trunk and the large, rounded heads of small, yellow-green, fragrant flowers in the autumn. In time it steadily becomes a rounded crown, reaching 5-10 metres. Full sun and deep, fertile ground are what it needs.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The fragrant heteropanax shows up in the studies of the aralia family of the warm forests, its umbrella-like leaves and its fragrant flower heads keeping it in view in the work on the ornamental trees of the tropical garden and the forest trees of the southern valleys. The research looks at the way the great divided leaves spread at the crown, the fragrant heads open in the autumn, and the seed biology of the small, flat seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the tropical garden and the warm conservatory, the fragrant heteropanax lifts the great, umbrella-like leaves on the straight trunk and gives the garden its most architectural silhouette. The fragrant flower heads draw the bees in the autumn, and the tree makes the fine specimen, the foliage tree and the tree of the warm, sheltered garden. It is a tree for the sheltered, shaded, deep and fertile place.
To grow the Fragrant Heteropanax from seed, press the fine seeds onto moist, leafy soil without delay.
Press the fine seeds onto moist, leafy soil without delay, and keep the young trees in the warm, shaded spot. The umbrella leaves spread with the years.
LATIN NAME: Heteropanax fragrans
COMMON NAME: Fragrant Heteropanax, Keseru, Changkhen
The fragrant heteropanax is a bold and handsome tree of the eastern forests, and its great heads of small flowers fill the air with a sweet scent. It puts on growth and becomes an upright, leafy clump, up to a metre tall. It is an evergreen plant of the aralia family, found in the forests of southern and eastern Asia, and it is a tree of both the wild forest and the ornamental garden.
The fragrant heteropanax belongs to the aralia family, Araliaceae, and it is an evergreen plant. The leaves of this arboreal plant are fed on by the larvae of the Eri silk moth, and the tree is found in the forests of the region, while it is known as Changkhen in the Mizo language and Keseru in Assamese.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The fragrant heteropanax has a genuine and growing place in both ecological and horticultural research. It has been studied in ecology, since it is a bold tree of the eastern forests, and researchers have examined its role in the forest community, while the remarkable connection of the tree with the Eri silk moth, whose larvae feed on its leaves, has made it of interest in the study of the relationships between the plants and the silk-producing moths, and the tree has been studied for its value in the rearing of the Eri silkworm. The tree has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the aralia family, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships, while the family is of interest for its many bold-leaved members. The species has also been studied in horticulture, since it is a bold and handsome ornamental, prized for its impressive leaves and its fragrant heads of flower, and its cultivation has been examined. For a tree of such bold leaves and such a useful connection, the fragrant heteropanax has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the fragrant heteropanax is a generous tree of the eastern forest. Its fragrant flowers feed bees and other insects, its bold leaves feed the larvae of the Eri silk moth, and its crown gives shelter, while it is a handsome presence in the forest and the garden.
Its economic value is real. The tree has a genuine connection with the Eri silk industry, since the larvae of the Eri silk moth feed on its leaves, and it has been valued in the regions where the Eri silk is raised, while it is also a bold and handsome ornamental tree, prized for its impressive leaves and its fragrant bloom. For a grower, the fragrant heteropanax is a rewarding tree, and for a gardener it brings bold, impressive leaves and sweetly scented heads of flower. The seeds are easy — sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost in a warm, bright spot, water them gently, and theyll sprout within a few weeks, growing on into a bold, handsome tree.