Araliaceae
Heptapleurum

Heptapleurum cephalotes C.B.Clarke

First published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 731 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia. It is a scrambling tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand

Introduced into:

Andaman Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Frodin, D.G. & Govaerts, R. (2003 publ. 2004). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae: 1-444. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Schefflera cephalotes.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Thailand 14(2): 185-358. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1969 Griffith, W. [2700] Malaysia Schefflera cephalotes K000792963 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1969 Curtis, C. [837] Malaysia Schefflera cephalotes K000792961 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1969 Curtis, C. [837] Malaysia Schefflera cephalotes K000792960 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1969 Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia Schefflera cephalotes K000792962 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [2700] Malaysia Schefflera cephalotes K000792964 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0