Sciodaphyllum

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Sciodaphyllum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Subfamily: Aralioideae
Genus: Sciodaphyllum
P.Browne
Species

See text

Synonyms [1]
  • ActinophyllumRuiz & Pav.
  • CotylanthesCalest.
  • SciadophyllumRchb.

Sciodaphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. [1] It was resurrected from Schefflera in 2020. [2]

Species

The following species are accepted: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sciodaphyllum P.Browne". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. Lowry Ii, Porter P.; Plunkett, Gregory M.; Mora, M. Marcela; Cano, Asunción; Fiaschi, Pedro; Frodin, David G.; Gereau, Roy E.; Idárraga-Piedrahíta, Álvaro; Jiménez-Montoya, Jáider; Mendoza, J. Moisés F.; Neill, David A.; Rivera-Diaz, Orlando; Rodrigues-Vaz, Carlos (2020). "Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. I. Resurrection of the genus Sciodaphyllum P. Browne to accommodate most New World species previously included in Schefflera J. R. Forst. & G. Forst". Brittonia. 72 (1): 1–15. Bibcode:2020Britt..72....1L. doi:10.1007/s12228-019-09593-w. S2CID   208172203.