Merrilliopanax listeri

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Merrilliopanax listeri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Merrilliopanax
Species:
M. listeri
Binomial name
Merrilliopanax listeri
(King) H.L.Li [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Dendropanax listeriKing
  • Gilibertia listeri(King) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Merrilliopanax chinensisH.L.Li

Merrilliopanax listeri is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae . [3] It is native to the east Himalayas, Nepal, south-central China and Myanmar. [2] It was first described by George King in 1898 as Dendropanax listeri. [4]

Conservation

Merrilliopanax chinensis was assessed as "critically endangered" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Yunnan in China. [5] As of February 2023, M. chinensis was regarded as a synonym of Merrilliopanax listeri, which has a wider distribution, including the Himalayas and Myanmar. [2]

References

  1. ↑ de Kok, R. (2024). "Merrilliopanax listeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T224092655A224134952. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T224092655A224134952.en . Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Merrilliopanax listeri (King) H.L.Li", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-02-10
  3. ↑ "Merrilliopanax listeri (King) H.L.Li". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Merrilliopanax listeri (King) H.L.Li", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-02-10
  5. ↑ China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Merrilliopanax chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T46464A11058422. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46464A11058422.en . Retrieved 2021-11-14.
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