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Aralioideae
Aralioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants contains around 50 recognized genera. These include the genus '' Panax'', to which ginseng belongs. Other notable species are the Angelica-tree (devil's walking-stick, ''Aralia spinosa''), the devil's club (''Oplopanax horridus''), or common ivy (''Hedera helix''). They are traditionally divided into a number of tribes. More recently it has turned out that the Aralieae and Schefflerieae were not accurately delimited. However, with moving some genera around, monophyly of each taxon can probably be achieved. Splitting the Panaceae from the Aralieae is rejected by the current state of knowledge, and whether the Schefflerieae can be accurately subdivided into the Plerandreae and Tetraplasandreae is at least highly doubtful. The Mackinlayeae seem to form a smaller and more basal lineage, but many other genera still await study. Mackinlayeae *''Apiopetalum'' *''Mackinlaya'' *'' Pseudosciadium'' Aralieae *''Aralia'' *''Arthrophyllu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aralia Spinosa
''Aralia spinosa'', commonly known as devil's walking stick, is a woody species of plant in the genus ''Aralia'', family Araliaceae, native to eastern North America. The various names refer to the viciously sharp, spiny stems, petioles, and even leaf midribs. It has also been known as Angelica-tree. This species is sometimes called Hercules' club, prickly ash, or prickly elder, common names it shares with the unrelated ''Zanthoxylum clava-herculis''. For this reason, ''Aralia spinosa'' is sometimes confused with that species and mistakenly called the ''toothache tree'', but it does not have the medicinal properties of ''Zanthoxylum clava-herculis''. ''Aralia spinosa'' is occasionally cultivated for its exotic, tropical appearance, having large lacy compound leaves. It is closely related to the Asian species ''Aralia elata'', a more commonly cultivated species with which it is easily confused. Description ''Aralia spinosa'' is an aromatic spiny deciduous shrub or small tree growi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackinlaya
''Mackinlaya'' is a genus of the flowering plant family Apiaceae (formerly placed in Araliaceae). Five species are known to science, growing naturally in Queensland, Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Sulawesi and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... References External links Ecology : the Life Cycle of ''Mackinlaya confusa'' in the tropical rainforest (photo essay) {{Taxonbar, from=Q1322222 Mackinlayoideae Apiaceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetraplasandra
''Tetraplasandra'' is a no longer recognised genus of plants in the ivy family, Araliaceae. They are small to medium trees, (rarely shrubs or large trees) of mesic to wet forests.Porter P. Lowry II. 1990. "Araliaceae", pages 224-237. In: Warren L. Wagner, Derral R. Herbst, and Sy H. Sohmer. ''Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii'', Revised Edition, 1999. Bishop Museum Press: Hololulu Some authors have recognized as many as 19 species in ''Tetraplasandra'',Earl Edward Sherff. 1955. "Revision of the Hawaiian members of the genus ''Tetraplasandra'' A. Gray". ''Fieldiana: Botany'' 29(2):49-142. while others have recognized as few as six. In 2007, the authors of a scientific paper recommended that the genus be divided into nine species.Annemarie Costello and Timothy J. Motley. 2007. "Phylogenetics of the Tetraplasandra Group (Araliaceae) Inferred from ITS, 5S-NTS, and Morphology". ''Systematic Botany'' 32(2):464-477. In 2010, all of these nine species were included in ''Polyscias'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sciadodendron
''Aralia excelsa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America and parts of the Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ....''Aralia excelsa''. Kew Science Plants of the World Online. This species is a shrub or tree up to 20 meters tall with tripinnate leaves and umbels of flowers. References excelsa Flora of Mex ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reynoldsia (plant)
''Reynoldsia'' is a formerly recognised genus of plants in the ivy family, Araliaceae. In 2003, Kew Gardens published a checklist for Araliaceae, in which eight species were recognized for ''Reynoldsia'': four from Samoa, two from Tahiti, one from the Marquesas, and one from Hawaii.David G. Frodin and Rafaël Govaerts. 2003. ''World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. . (See ''External links'' below). In 2010, a phylogenetic comparison of DNA data showed that ''Reynoldsia'' was polyphyletic, consisting of two groups that are not each other's closest relatives.Gregory M. Plunkett and Porter P. Lowry II. 2010. "Paraphyly and polyphyly in ''Polyscias'' sensu lato: molecular evidence and the case for recircumscribing the "pinnate genera" of Araliaceae". ''Plant Diversity and Evolution'' (formerly ''Botanische Jahrbucher'') 128(1-2):23-54. . In a companion paper, three of the species were "sunk" into synonymy with others, reducing the number of specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudopanax
''Pseudopanax'' (Latin for "false ginseng") is a small genus of 12–20 species of evergreen plants, the majority of which are endemic to New Zealand. Flowers of the genus occur in terminal umbels. Taxonomy A 2000 molecular study established that several species within the genus were only distantly related to the core group of New Zealand species related the type species ''P. crassifolius''. They were removed to the genus ''Raukaua''. Distribution and habitat ''Pseudopanax'' occur in forest or scrub environments. The genus contains some remarkable small trees with distinctly different juvenile and adult forms, such as ''Pseudopanax crassifolius'' and '' Pseudopanax ferox'' (commonly referred to as 'lancewood' and 'toothed lancewood', respectively). ''Pseudopanax arboreus'' (common name "five-finger") is a very common small tree in New Zealand native forests. '' Pseudopanax simplex'' occurs on the North Island south of the Waihou River; in Westland and other South Island forests; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyscias
''Polyscias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. They bear pinnately compound leaves. In 2003, a checklist and nomenclator was published for Araliaceae.David G. Frodin and Rafaël Govaerts. 2003. ''World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. . (See ''External links'' below). In this work, 116 species were listed for ''Polyscias''. , Plants of the World Online recognises 180 species in the genus and 22 synonyms for it. Species A * ''Polyscias aculeata'' * ''Polyscias acuminata'' * '' Polyscias aemiliguineae'' * ''Polyscias aequatoguineensis'' * ''Polyscias aherniana'' * ''Polyscias albersiana'' * ''Polyscias alternifolia'' * ''Polyscias amplifolia'' * ''Polyscias anacardium'' * ''Polyscias andraerum'' * ''Polyscias angustifolia'' * ''Polyscias ariadnes'' * ''Polyscias ashtonii'' * ''Polyscias aubrevillei'' * ''Polyscias australiana'' B * ''Polyscias baehniana'' * ''Polyscias balansae'' * '' Polyscias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentapanax
''Aralia'' , or spikenard, is a genus of the family Araliaceae, consisting of 68 accepted species of deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and rhizomatous herbaceous perennials. The genus is native to Asia and the Americas, with most species occurring in mountain woodlands. ''Aralia'' plants vary in size, with some herbaceous species only reaching tall, while some are trees growing to tall. ''Aralia'' plants have large bipinnate (doubly compound) leaves clustered at the ends of their stems or branches; in some species the leaves are covered with bristles. The stems of some woody species are quite prickly, as in '' Aralia spinosa''. The flowers are whitish or greenish occurring in terminal panicles, and the spherical dark purple berry-like fruits are popular with birds. ''Aralia'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the common emerald (''Hemithea aestivaria''). There are many colours of aralia flowers. The main flower is whitis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munroidendron
''Polyscias racemosa'', or false 'ohe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. As ''Munroidendron racemosum'', the species was until recently considered to be the only species in the monotypic genus ''Munroidendron''. With the change in classification, ''Munroidendron'' is now obsolete. ''Polyscias racemosa'' is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.David G. Frodin and Rafaël Govaerts. 2003. ''World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. . (See ''External links'' below). It is very rare in the wild and some of its original habitat has been replaced by sugar cane plantations.Earl Edward Sherff. 1956. "Some Recently Collected Dicotyledonous Hawaiian Island and Peruvian Plants". ''American Journal of Botany'' 43(7):475-478. It was thought for some time to be probably extinct, but was rediscovered a few years prior to 1967.Benjamin C. Stone. 1967. "A review of the endemic genera of Hawaiian plants" ''Botanical Review'' (Lancaster) 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meryta
''Meryta'' is a genus in the flowering plant family Araliaceae. There are 28 described species in the genus and a number of undescribed species, all small, resinous trees of the subtropical and tropical Pacific Ocean, characterized by huge, simple leaves and a dioecious sexual system, a unique combination in Araliaceae. ''Meryta'' has its center of diversity in New Caledonia (11 endemic spp.). Phylogenetic analyses have placed ''Meryta'' as a monophyletic genus in one of the three major clades of the Araliaciae, the Polyscias-Pseudopanax group, and more specifically in the Pacific Schefflera subclade. Cultivation Cultivation of ''Meryta'' species is possible in tropical or subtropical climates. They are valued for their dramatic foliage and tolerance of coastal conditions. Species encountered in cultivation include '' M. denhamii'' and ''M. sonchifolia'', native to New Caledonia, '' M. latifolia'', native to Norfolk Island, and the New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastonia (plant)
''Gastonia'' is a formerly accepted genus of plants in the ivy and ginseng family, Araliaceae. It had been known as an unnatural Taxon, group, but was recognized as late as 2010, when its nine species were distributed to four different subgenera of the large genus ''Polyscias''.Porter P. Lowry II and Gregory M. Plunkett. 2010. "Recircumscription of ''Polyscias'' (Araliaceae) to include six related genera, with a new infrageneric classification and a synopsis of species". ''Plant Diversity and Evolution'' (formerly ''Botanische Jahrbucher'') 128(1-2):55-84. . (See ''External links'' below). Because the genus ''Gastonia'' is now obsolete, its species are herein referred to by their names in ''Polyscias''. The species that constituted ''Gastonia'' are mostly island endemics, with Madagascar and New Guinea being the largest land masses on which any of them naturally occur. ''Gastonia'' had a disjunct distribution, with three species from the Seychelles, three more from the Mascarene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuphocarpus
''Cuphocarpus'' is an obsolete genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. Mabberley (2008) treated it as a synonym of '' Polyscias'',David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. . (See ''External links'' below). but other authors still recognized it at that time. In 2010, in a phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences, it was shown that ''Cuphocarpus'' was biphyletic and embedded in the large genus ''Polyscias''. Gregory M. Plunkett and Porter P. Lowry II. 2010. "Paraphyly and polyphyly in ''Polyscias'' sensu lato: molecular evidence and the case for recircumscribing the "pinnate genera" of Araliaceae". ''Plant Diversity and Evolution'' (formerly ''Botanische Jahrbucher'') 128(1-2):23-54. . In an accompanying paper, ''Polyscias'' was divided into 11 subgenera, with seven species left incertae sedis. Porter P. Lowry II and Gregory M. Plunkett. 2010. "Recircumscription of ''Polyscias'' (Araliaceae) to i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
