Heptapleurum

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Heptapleurum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent, Tibet, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, Japan, and Australia.[1] It was resurrected from Schefflera in 2020.[2] It is currently the largest genus of Araliaceae[2] with 321 accepted species.[1]

Heptapleurum
Heptapleurum actinophyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Subfamily: Aralioideae
Genus: Heptapleurum
Gaertn.
Species

See List of Heptapleurum species

Synonyms[1]
  • Actinomorphe (Miq.) Miq.
  • Agalma Miq.
  • Brassaia Endl.
  • Cephaloschefflera (Harms) Merr.
  • Gynapteina (Blume) Spach
  • Heptoneurum Hassk.
  • Parapanax Miq.
  • Paratropia (Blume) DC.
  • Scheffleropsis Ridl.
  • Tupidanthus Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Unjala Blume

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Heptapleurum Gaertn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lowry Ii, Porter P.; Plunkett, Gregory M. (2020). "Resurrection of the Genus Heptapleurum for the Asian Clade of Species Previously Included in Schefflera (Araliaceae)". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 28 (3): 143–170. doi:10.3417/2020612. S2CID 221860194.