Tetrapanax papyrifer (通草—tong cao, or Rice-paper Plant) is an evergreen shrub in the family Araliaceae, the sole species in the genus Tetrapanax. The specific epithet is frequently misspelled as `papyriferum`, `papyriferus`, or `papyrifera`. It is endemic to Taiwan, but widely cultivated in East Asia and sometimes in other tropical reg...