Nicknames: eight gold plates, eight hands, hand tree; Hand tree, king kong code

Family: Araliaceae? Araliaceae

Genus: star anise? Fatsia

Species: Ampullaria gigas (Japan)

Also known as Bashou, Bashou is an evergreen shrub of Araliaceae. Its leaves are nearly round, its height is 1-2 meters, its roots are clustered and there are 5-9 cracks. Its leaves are big and bright, so it is named because its leaves are mostly 8-lobed and sometimes the edges are golden yellow. Flowers are yellow, white or light green. Conical cymes, terminal, open from 10 to 1 1 in June. Although the flowers are not gorgeous, they are very elegant and often used as potted foliage flowers.