Araliaceae
Astropanax

Astropanax volkensii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin

First published in Candollea 72: 274 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [23070] K004987758 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14967] Ethiopia K004987570 Yes
Harris, B.J.; Jenik, E.L. [880] K004987754 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [20869] K004987759 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14967] Ethiopia K004987569 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7259] Ethiopia K004987581 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [3309] K004987761 Yes
Manolo, J.B. [182] K004987763 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [3309] K004987760 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1176] K004987752 Yes
Chaffey, D.R. [1186] Ethiopia K004987574 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3686] Ethiopia K004987578 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [3099] Ethiopia K004987571 Yes
Watkins, G. [557] K004987762 Yes
s.coll. [JMG931138] K004987751 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7259] Ethiopia K004987582 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [166] Ethiopia K004987579 Yes
Friis, I.; Aweke, G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1695] Ethiopia K004987577 Yes
Siegenthaler [1560] Ethiopia K004987572 Yes
Bigger, M. [2213] K004987753 Yes
DRC [429] Ethiopia K004987575 Yes
Smeds, H. [1411] Ethiopia K004987568 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13398] K004987756 Yes
Gilbert, M. [1155] Ethiopia K004987580 Yes
Tanner, R. [3309] K004987765 Yes
Kisena [67617] K004987757 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13393] K004987755 Yes
Greenway [4293] K004987766 Yes
Dr. H. Scott [151] Ethiopia K004987567 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [134] Ethiopia K004987573 Yes
Greenway [3176] Tanzania K004987764 Yes
DRC [381] Ethiopia K004987576 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. [6803] Ethiopia Schefflera volkensii K000612561 No
Apr 1, 1959 Volkens, G. [1297] Tanzania Schefflera volkensii K000350551 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [20869] Tanzania Schefflera volkensii K:SPC-36210.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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