Euptelea polyandra
Family: Eupteleaceae.
Region: Japan.
Genus: 1 species.
Habitat: forests mountains; prefers moist soil, light, medium and heavy soils; grows in semi-shade; open situation, woodland garden, shrub border; at elevations of 900 to 3600 metres.
Ecology: food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species.
Content: betulinic-acid.
Use: leaves, cooked in famines, when all else fails; high quality fiber for cloth, paper and cordage; medicinal; as a warm gentle buff dye.
Botany
Shrubs to trees; up to 9 m.
Leaves: deciduous; arranged in whorls.
Flowers: hermaphrodite; lack sepals and petals; anthers are basifixed; flowering in May.
Taxonomy
Euptelea was previously placed in the family Trochodendraceae. The family Eupteleaceae has later been recognized by many taxonomists. The Apg2, Apg3 and Apg4 Classification recognized Eupteleaceae with the single genus Euptlea and places it in the order Ranunculales.
In the Plant theory the placement of Euptelea is difficult. It is in the family Euptleaceae as the only genus and species and thus cannot cover a whole Subphase. As there is no homeopathic information.