Araliaceae
Astropanax

Astropanax abyssinicus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Seem.

First published in J. Bot. 2: 177 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Nigeria and Ethiopia to Zambia. It is a scrambling tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Frodin, D.G. & Govaerts, R. (2003 publ. 2004). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae: 1-444. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Schefflera abyssinica.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Schefflera abyssinica.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4377] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000198216 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [754] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000337992 No
Feb 1, 1999 Zapfack, L. [848] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000337989 No
Feb 1, 1999 Etuge, M. [2238] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000337990 No
Feb 1, 1999 Cable, S. [3001] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000337991 No
Jan 1, 1997 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1422] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000540389 No
Jan 1, 1997 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1422] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000339315 No
Nov 11, 1955 Mann, G. [1181] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000350376 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 11, 1955 Mann, G. [1181] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000350377 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 11, 1955 Mann, G. [1181] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K000350378 Unknown Type Material Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Cheso; Atem; Barlas; Guedje; Charles [431] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K001422510 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Etuge; Stone; Vennard [79] Cameroon Schefflera abyssinica K001495415 Yes
Schimper [283] Ethiopia Schefflera abyssinica K000350398 Isotype Yes
Schimper [283] Ethiopia Schefflera abyssinica K000350399 Isotype Yes
Schimper [283] Ethiopia Schefflera abyssinica K000350397 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0