Araliaceae
Dendropanax

Dendropanax arboreus (L.) Decne. & Planch.

First published in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 3: 107 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.536.2.4. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • 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.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2020). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 4(1): 1-904. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort. 4 (3): 107 (1854).

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1988 Smith, J.D. [2666] Guatemala K000588271 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Lundell, C.L. [115] Belize K000588273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Heyde et Lux. [3348] Guatemala K000588272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rodriguez, D.; Valencia, F. [4617] El Salvador K005216693 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [421] Belize K005216701 Yes
Galán, P.; Rodriguez, D.; Sánchez, R. [2825] El Salvador K005216692 Yes
Triana, J. [[2749]] Colombia K005217078 Yes
Aristeguieta, L. [2898] Venezuela K005217083 Yes
Spruce, R. [3202] Venezuela K005217085 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8392] Honduras K005216686 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [389] Belize K005216699 Yes
Bernoulli; Cario [2765] K005216698 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [641] Belize K005216689 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [101] Colombia K005217074 Yes
Edwards, J.B. [464] Honduras K005216682 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8734] Honduras K005216690 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [261] Belize K005216704 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1697] Belize K005216688 Yes
Queenborough, S.A. [SQ38] Belize K005216681 Yes
Allen, P.H. [3648] Panama K005217069 Yes
Chaves, J.L. [729] Costa Rica K001926248 No
Stergios, B. [17420] Venezuela K005217057 Yes
[11:47] Edward Dearberg K001872102 No
Dorr, L.J.; Briceño, E.; Briceño, G.; Caracas, R. [8324] Venezuela K005217060 Yes
Johnston, J.R. [112] Venezuela K005217089 Yes
Dorr, L.J.; Briceño, E.; Caracas, R. [8370] Venezuela K005217058 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Monachino, J.V. [39472] Venezuela K005217081 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8319] Honduras K005216685 Yes
Allen, P.H. [3722] Panama K005217071 Yes
Stergios, B. [17423] Venezuela K005217064 Yes
Edwards, J.B. [575] Honduras K005216684 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [2621] Belize K005216703 Yes
Edwards, J.B. [428] Honduras K005216683 Yes
Huber, O.; Tillett, S.S. [6394] Venezuela K005217087 Yes
Meier, W.; Walther-Weisbeck, K. [2523] Venezuela K005217084 Yes
Fendler, A. [131] Panama K005217068 Yes
McPherson, G. [19810] Panama K005217063 Yes
Goudot [1] Colombia K005217079 Yes
Peck, M.E. [480] Belize K005216702 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Guatemala K005216695 Yes
{Arvigo, R.; Cocom, P.; Cocom, R.; J. Oh; Shropshire, G.} [570] Belize K005216706 Yes
s.coll. [BT968] Colombia K005217073 Yes
[Hayn] [263] Panama K005217066 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [5867] Colombia K005217076 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8465] Honduras K005216691 Yes
Seemann [1171] Panama K005217067 Yes
Gandeman, C. [5867] Colombia K005217077 Yes
s.coll. [BT968] Colombia K005217072 Yes
McPherson, G. [20600] Panama K005217061 Yes
Goodwin, Z.A.; Chan, I.; George, S.; Mora, N.; Walker, P. [150] Belize K005216680 Yes
Heyde; Lux [s.n.] Guatemala K005216696 Yes
Jurgensen, C. [729] Mexico K000588270 Type Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1697] Belize K005216687 Yes
Smith, H. [s.n.] Colombia K005217080 Yes
Nee, M. [49334] Bolivia K005217059 Yes
Bernoulli, G. [s.n.] Guatemala K005216697 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [5867] Colombia K005217075 Yes
s.coll. [3202] Venezuela K005217086 Yes
Peck, M.E. [480] Belize K005216705 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Agostini, G. [91401] Venezuela K005217082 Yes
Wallnöfer, B.; Tut-Tesucun, F.M. [9592] Guatemala K005216694 Yes
Sugden, A.M. [1067] Venezuela K005217088 Yes
Allen, P.H. [3747] Panama K005217070 Yes
Dorr, L.J.; Briceño, E.; Briceño, G.; Caracas, R. [8273] Venezuela K005217065 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [259] Belize K005216700 Yes
McPherson, G. [20726] Panama K005217062 Yes
Wright, C. [2632] Cuba Dendropanax samydifolius K000588277 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0