Sinopanax formosanus (Hayata) H.L.Li

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'Sinopanax formosanus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/sinopanax/sinopanax-formosanus/). Accessed 2026-04-18.

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Sinopanax

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'Sinopanax formosanus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/sinopanax/sinopanax-formosanus/). Accessed 2026-04-18.

Sinopanax formosanus in a private garden in south Devon, UK. 2 November 2024. Image Tom Christian.

This species, found in Taiwan, has handsome firm-textured grey-green leaves that are wedge-shaped or rounded in outline, with three to five toothed lobes. It is in cultivation in both the United Kingdom and the United States, in the mild western extremities of each, as might be expected, but needs to be tested further afield. It is hardy at Crûg Farm, but both cutting material and seed are sparse and this has delayed its commercial introduction (B. Wynn-Jones, pers. comm. 2008). Although usually a shrub, 3–4 m tall and broad, under the right conditions it can form a tree to 12 m (Xiang & Lowry 2006).

Flowers buds of Sinopanax formosanus. Private garden, Brittany, France. Early September 2018. Image James Garnett.

The huge leaf of Sinopanax formosanus. Private garden, Brittany, France. July 2020. Image James Garnett.

Leaf underside of Sinopanax formosanus. Private garden, Brittany, France. July 2020. Image James Garnett.

Sinopanax formosanus has handsome firm-textured grey-green evergreen leaves, that turn yellow in fall, after many years of existence. Wuling Quadruple Mountain Trail, Taichung, Taiwan. 20 November 2025. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Sinopanax formosanus can form a tree to 12 metres. Here a specimen of about 4 m at the beginning of Wuling Quadruple Mountain Trail, Taichung, Taiwan. 20 November 2025. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

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