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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

463.0000 Family Araliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 217 (1789), nom. cons.
44 genera, ca. 1700 spp: 150 Indomalesia, 350 Polynesia/Australia, 150 tropical America. Inclusion of Hydrocotyloideae (formerly Apiaceae) confirmed by molecular phylogeny.
Species listed in database: 1693; hybrids: 7
= Botryodendraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 231 (1858)
= Hederaceae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 519 (1792)
= Hydrocotylaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 258 (1820), nom. cons.
463.2304 Genus Astropanax Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 176 (1865)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Indian Ocean
Species listed in database: 14
= Geopanax Hemsl.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 29: t. 2821 (1909)
species :
Astropanax abyssinicum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 177 (1865)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
22 NGA 23 BUR CMN ZAI 24 ETH SOM SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Aralia abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 336 (1848)
= Astropanax elatus (K.Koch ex Hook.f.) Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 177 (1865)
= Heptapleurum abyssinicum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Vatke; Linnaea 40: 191 (1876)
= Heptapleurum elatum (K.Koch ex Hook.f.) Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 30 (1877), nom. illeg.
= Paratropia elata K.Koch ex Hook.f.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 196 (1864)
= Schefflera abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 38 (1894)
= Schefflera acutifoliolata De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 8: 14 (1920)
= Schefflera hookeriana Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 38 (1894)
= Sciodaphyllum abyssinicum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 26 (1863)
species :
Astropanax barteri Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 177 (1865)
Distribution: Gambia; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Angola
22 GAM GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 BIO BUR CMN CON EQG GAB PRI SAO ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Astropanax baikiei Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 177 (1865)
= Heptapleurum baikiei (Seem.) Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 30 (1877)
= Heptapleurum barteri (Seem.) Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 20 (1877)
= Heptapleurum dananense A.Chev.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58(8): 178 (1911 publ. 1912)
= Heptapleurum scandens Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 30 (1877), nom. illeg., non (Blume) Seem.)
= Schefflera barteri (Seem.) Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 38 (1894)
= Schefflera dananensis (A.Chev.) Harms ex Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.): 778 (1921)
= Schefflera henriquesiana Harms ex Henriq.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 27: 192 (1917)
= Schefflera hierniana Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 38 (1894), nom. nov.
= Schefflera ledermannii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 359 (1915)
= Sciodaphyllum barteri (Seem.) Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 267 (1865)
species :
Astropanax evrardii (Bamps) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 270 (2017)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Schefflera evrardii Bamps; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43(3-4): 425 (1973)
species :
Astropanax goetzenii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 270 (2017)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Schefflera adolfi-friderici Harms; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 590 (1913)
= Schefflera goetzenii Harms; Durch Afrika Von Ost Nach West [Götzen], Anh. 376 (1895)
= Schefflera mildbraedii Harms; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 591 (1913)
= Schefflera stuhlmannii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 243 (1899)
= Schefflera sycidiifolia Lebrun; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 13: 19 (1934)
species :
Astropanax humblotianus (Drake) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 271 (2017)
Distribution: C-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Schefflera humblotiana Drake; Hist. Phys. Madagascar [Grandidier] 35, Hist. Nat. Pl. 5, Atlas 3: t. 404 (1896)
species :
Astropanax kivuensis (Bamps) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 271 (2017)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Schefflera kivuensis Bamps; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 41(2): 251 (1971)
species :
Astropanax mannii (Hook.f.) Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 177 (1865)
Distribution: E-Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.
22 NGA 23 ANN BIO CMN SAO
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Brassaia mannii (Hook.f.) Hutch.; Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 623 (1967)
= Heptapleurum mannii (Hook.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 1: 1129 (1893)
= Heptapleurum mannii (Hook.f.) Benth.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1: 942 (1876)
= Paratropia mannii Hook.f.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 10 (1862)
= Schefflera mannii (Hook.f.) Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 36 (1894)
= Schefflera mannii var. lancifolia Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 358 (1915)
= Sciodaphyllum mannii (Hook.f.) Seem.; J. Bot. 3: 267 (1865)
species :
Astropanax monophyllus (Baker) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 272 (2017)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cussonia monophylla Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 155 (1883)
= Neocussonia monophylla (Baker) Hutch.; Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 79 (1967)
= Schefflera monophylla (Baker) Bernardi; Candollea 24: 97 (1969)
species :
Astropanax myrianthus (Baker) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 272 (2017)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Madagascar; Comores
23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM 29 COM MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Astropanax polysciadius (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 272 (2017)
= Cussonia myriantha Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 157 (1883)
= Neocussonia myriantha (Baker) Hutch.; Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 79 (1967), in adnot.
= Schefflera angiensis De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9: 35 (1921), nom. illeg.
= Schefflera bequaertii De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 8: 11 (1920)
= Schefflera congesta De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 8(Suppl.): 12 (1920)
= Schefflera humblotii Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 38 (1894)
= Schefflera myriantha (Baker) Drake; Hist. Phys. Madagascar [Grandidier] 35: t. 403 (1896)
= Schefflera myriantha var. attenuata Bernardi; Candollea 24: 101 (1969)
= Schefflera nyasensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 348 (1928)
= Schefflera polysciada Harms; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 297 (1895)
species :
Astropanax procumbens (Hemsl.) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 273 (2017)
Distribution: Seychelles
29 SEY
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Geopanax procumbens Hemsl.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl., t. 2821 (1906)
= Schefflera procumbens (Hemsl.) F.Friedmann; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 8(3): 254 (1986)
species :
Astropanax stolzii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 273 (2017)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Schefflera stolzii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 358 (1915)
species :
Astropanax tessmannii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 274 (2017)
Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Schefflera tessmannii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 360 (1915)
species :
Astropanax urostachyus (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 274 (2017)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Tanzania
23 ZAI 25 TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Schefflera barteri var. urostachya (Harms) Tennant; Kew Bull. 15: 333 (1961)
= Schefflera tridentata De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 8: 13 (1920)
= Schefflera urostachya Harms; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot.2: 591 (1913)
species :
Astropanax volkensii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin; Candollea 72(2): 274 (2017)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Brassaia volkensii (Harms) Hutch.; Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 623 (1967)
= Heptapleurum volkensii Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19, Beibl. no. 47: 41 (1894)
= Schefflera volkensii (Harms) Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 8: 36, fig. 7 (1894)
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