ivy family - mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hederagenus Aralia - type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club genus Meryta, Meryta - small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka genus Panax, Panax - perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng order Umbellales, Umbellales - plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs) |