Name:		Acanthopanax Miq.
Accepted name:		Eleutherococcus Maxim.
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Araliaceae Juss. [Family] Apiales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Acanthopanax aculeatus (Aiton) Witte Acanthopanax pentaphyllus (Thunb.) Witte Acanthopanax ricinifolius (Siebold & Zucc.) Seem Acanthopanax sessiliflorus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Seem. Acanthopanax spinosus (L. f.) Miq. Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L.) Voss
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]