Schefflera morototoni

Schefflera morototoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids II Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Schefflera
Species: Schefflera morototoni

Name

Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 38: 51 (1984).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Panax morototoni Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 949 (1775).
• Homotypic
  • Panax undulatus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 11 (1821), nom. illeg.
  • Didymopanax morototoni (Aubl.) Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 3: 109 (1854).
  • Oreopanax morototoni (Aubl.) Pittier, Explor. Cuenca Maracaibo: 41 (1923).
• Heterotypic
  • Panax chrysophyllus Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 1: 33 (1797).
  • Panax speciosus Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 1126 (1806).
  • Panax spinosus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 778 (1812).
  • Aralia micans Willd. ex Schult., Syst. Veg. 6: 701 (1820).
  • Panax splendens Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 11 (1821).
  • Didymopanax chrysophyllus (Vahl) Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 3: 109 (1854).
  • Didymopanax poeppigii Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 3: 109 (1854).
  • Didymopanax speciosus (Willd.) Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 3: 109 (1854).
  • Didymopanax splendidus Planch. ex Linden, Cat. Pl. Exot. 10: 3 (1855).
  • Didymopanax calophyllus Decne. & Planch., J. Bot. 6: 132 (1868), nom. nud.
  • Didymopanax splendens (Kunth) Decne. & Planch. ex Seem., J. Bot. (Seeman) 6: 132 (1868).
  • Didymopanax undulatus Decne. & Planch. ex C.Wright, Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 6: 98 (1869).
  • Didymopanax morototoni var. poeppigii Marchal in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(1): 240 (1878).
  • Didymopanax morototoni var. sessiliflorus Marchal in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(1): 241 (1878).
  • Sciodaphyllum paniculatum Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 37 (1891).
  • Didymopanax micans (Willd. ex Schult.) Krug & Urb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 204 (1899).
  • Schefflera splendens (Kunth) Frodin ex Lindeman, Fl. Surinam 3(2): 352 (1986).
  • Schefflera morototoni var. sessiliflorus (Marchal) Frodin in D.G.Frodin & R.H.A.Govaerts, World Checkl. & Bibliogr. Araliaceae: 358 (2003 publ. 2004).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Leeward Is.; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Nicaragua; Panam; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Uruguay; Venezuela; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Maguire, B., Steyermark, J.A. & Frodin, D., 1975. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY 38:51. 1984

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Schefflera morototoni in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Schefflera morototoni. Published online. Accessed Nov. 25 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Schefflera morototoni in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 25.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Schefflera morototoni. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 25.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Schefflera morototoni in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Matchwood

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