Astropanax
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Astropanax Seem. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Geopanax Hemsl. | |
Astropanax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Tropical Africa, Madagascar, and other Indian Ocean islands.[1] It was resurrected from Schefflera in 2017.[2]
Species
The following species are accepted:[1]
- Astropanax abyssinicus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Seem. – Nigeria and Cameroon, and eastern Africa from Ethiopia to Malawi
- Astropanax barteri Seem. – western and west-central Africa to Angola
- Astropanax evrardii (Bamps) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Astropanax goetzenii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – eastern Africa from Uganda to Zimbabwe
- Astropanax humblotianus (Drake) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – central Madagascar
- Astropanax kivuensis (Bamps) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Astropanax mannii (Hook.f.) Seem. – eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Gulf of Guinea Islands
- Astropanax monophyllus (Baker) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Madagascar
- Astropanax myrianthus (Baker) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Madagascar and Comoro Islands
- Astropanax polysciadius (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Madagascar, Comoro Islands, and eastern Africa from Ethiopia to northern Malawi
- Astropanax procumbens (Hemsl.) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Seychelles
- Astropanax stolzii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Tanzania (Rungwe District)
- Astropanax tessmannii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Astropanax urostachyus (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Tanzania
- Astropanax volkensii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
References
- ^ a b c "Astropanax Seem". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Lowry, Porter P.; Plunkett, Gregory M.; Gostel, Morgan R.; Frodin, David 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. doi:10.15553/c2017v722a4. S2CID 90636101.