Common Name:
Fatsia
A genus of 3 species of evergreen shrubs or small trees with foliage crowed at the branch tips. Leaves very large, leathery, palmately 7-11 lobes. Flowers in terminal clusters, in umbels, some unisexual, 5 petals. Native to eastern Asia, especially Japan, Taiwan.
Fatsia: an adaptation of the Japanese name fatsi, for F. japonica.
Pronunciation:
FAT-see-a
Family:
Araliaceae