Brassaiopsis dumicola

Brassaiopsis dumicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Brassaiopsis
Species:	B. dumicola
Binomial name
Brassaiopsis dumicola W.W.Sm. [1]
Synonyms [1]
Brassaiopsis gausseniiBui Euaraliopsis dumicola(W.W.Sm.) Hutch. ex G.Hoo & C.J.Tseng

Brassaiopsis dumicola, synonym Euaraliopsis dumicola, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to China (south-western Yunnan) and northern Vietnam. ^[1] It was first described by William Wright Smith in 1917. ^[2]

Description

Brassaiopsis dumicola is a shrub or a tree, growing to 9 m tall. Its leaves have about nine deeply divided lobes. The lateral inflorescence is pendent, with umbels about 3 cm in diameter borne on branched axes. The stout pedicels are about 5–8 mm long and are surrounded by stiff bracteoles 4–10 mm long. ^[3]

Conservation

Euaraliopsis dumicola was assessed as "endangered" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Yunnan. ^[4] As of February 2023 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online regarded E. dumicola as a synonym of Brassaiopsis dumicola, which has a wider distribution. ^[1]

References

1. "Brassaiopsis dumicola W.W.Sm.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-02-13
2. "Brassaiopsis dumicola W.W.Sm.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-02-13
3. Xiang, Qibai & Lowry, Porter P., "Brassaiopsis dumicola", in Wu, Zhengyi; Raven, Peter H. & Hong, Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China (online), eFloras.org, retrieved 2023-02-13
4. China Plant Specialist Group (2004), "Euaraliopsis dumicola", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 2004 e.T46460A11052394, doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46460A11052394.en , retrieved 2023-02-13