Kanji: 八手
Romaji: Yatsude
Genus & species: Fatsia japonica
Family & subfamily:Araliaceae (The Ivy family)
Notes: Huge shiny 5 or 7 or 9 point leaves (but never 8 so the Japanese name is a misnomer)
Specimen at Takayama: Widespread but especially below House 5
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatsia_japonica
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