Astropanax

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Astropanax
Species: A. abyssinicus – A. barteri – A. evrardii – A. goetzenii – A. humblotianus – A. kivuensis – A. mannii – A. monophyllus – A. myrianthus – A. polysciadius – A. procumbens – A. stolzii – A. tessmannii – A. urostachyus – A. volkensii
Name

Astropanax Seem., J. Bot. 3: 176. (1865) emend. Lowry et al. (2017)

Type species: Astropanax barteri Seem., J. Bot. 3: 177. (1865)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Geopanax Hemsl., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 29: t. 2821. (1909)

References

Seemann, B.C. 1865. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 3: 176.
Lowry, P.P., Plunkett, G.M., Gostel, M.R. & Frodin, D.G. 2017. A synopsis of the Afro-Malagasy species previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae): resurrection of the genera Astropanax and Neocussonia. Candollea 72(2): 265-282. DOI: 10.15553/c2017v722a4 Paywall 318019996 ResearchGate Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Astropanax in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb. 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Astropanax. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 19 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Astropanax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Feb. 2022.
Tropicos.org: Araliaceae: Astropanax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb. 3.