This genus consists primarily of evergreen shrubs and trees found in tropical regions of Central and South America. The leaves are diverse in form, exhibiting palmate, lobed, or radially compound shapes. After flowering, which produces clusters of small, pale cream or greenish-white blooms, the plants bear dark berries.

Oreopanax

Oreopanax aff. catalpifolius

Oreopanax aff. nymphaeifolius

Oreopanax bogotensis

Oreopanax brachystachyus

Oreopanax capitatus is a tender evergreen tree that can occasionally grow as a partial epiphyte in its native tropical cloud forests. In cultivated settings, it typically reaches heights of 5 to 7 meters. The tree exhibits a dense, bushy growth habit and features glossy, oval to rounded leaves that can measure up to 30 centimeters in length, often displaying wavy edges. Its flowering panicles can also extend to about 30 centimeters, composed of small, rounded clusters of greenish-white blooms. After flowering, the tree may produce round green berries that eventually mature to a nearly black color.

Oreopanax capitatus

Oreopanax catalpifolius

Oreopanax cecropifolius

Oreopanax dactylifolius

Oreopanax echinops

Oreopanax ellsworthii

Oreopanax epremesnilianus

Oreopanax flabellatus

Oreopanax glabrifolius

Oreopanax hypargyreus

Oreopanax impolitus

Oreopanax incisus is a tender evergreen shrub that can grow to approximately 4 meters in height. It features large, bristly, and deeply lobed palmate leaves that display a reddish hue during their juvenile stage. The plant produces flowering panicles consisting of small, rounded clusters of white blooms, which can appear in either winter or summer. These flowers may be succeeded by round green berries that eventually mature to a nearly black color.

Oreopanax incisus

Oreopanax lehmannii

Oreopanax mutisianus

Oreopanax nymphaeifolius

Oreopanax ocanensis

Oreopanax peltatus

Oreopanax sanderianus

Oreopanax sectifolius

Oreopanax xalapensis is a tender evergreen shrub or small tree, typically reaching heights of up to 10 meters, though it is often smaller in garden settings. The plant features purplish stems and broad, palmate leaves that are composed of 5 to 9 leathery leaflets. In late summer, it produces flowering spikes adorned with small, rounded clusters of white blossoms, which may later give way to round berries that can be white or dark purple.