Schefflera digitata

Schefflera digitata, Minnehaha Walk, Fox Glacier, West Coast, New Zealand

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
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: Schefflera
Species: Schefflera digitata

Name

Schefflera digitata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., 1776

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aralia schefflera Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 1: 28 (1813).
• Heterotypic
  • Schefflera cunninghamii Miq., Linnaea 18: 89 (1845).

Homonyms

• Schefflera digitata (Blanco) Merr., nom. illeg. = Heptapleurum insularum Seem., J. Bot. 3: 80. (1865)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North; New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Forster, J.R. & Forster, J.G.A., 1776. Characteres Generum Plantarum: 46.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Schefflera digitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Schefflera digitata. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 24 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Schefflera digitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Schefflera digitata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: شفلرية إصبعية
English: Patē
Māori: Patē
中文: 掌叶鹅掌柴

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