Heptapleurum beccarianum

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Heptapleurum beccarianum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Heptapleurum
Species:
H. beccarianum
Binomial name
Heptapleurum beccarianum
(Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett (2020) [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Schefflera beccarianaHarms (1917)
  • Schefflera rubiginosaRidl. (1946)

Heptapleurum beccarianum is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. [2] It grows in lowland rain forest. [1]

Populations previously recorded in Peninsular Malaysia have been reclassified as two new species, Heptapleurum frodinii and Heptapleurum lengguanii . [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Frodin, D. (1998). "Heptapleurum beccarianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T34293A9851539. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34293A9851539.en . Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Heptapleurum beccarianum (Harms) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. de Kok, R.P.J. (2022). The Araliaceae of Peninsular Malaysia: five new species, two neotypifications and twenty-two lectotypifications in several genera. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 74(1): 71–90. 2022. doi: 10.26492/gbs74(1).2022-06