Araliaceae

Polyscias J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 63 (1776)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Bangladesh, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cook Is., Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nauru, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Venezuelan Antilles, Wake I.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Lowry II, P.P. & Plunkett, G.M. (2010). Recircumscription of Polyscias (Araliaceae) to include six related genera, with a new infrageneric classification and a synopsis of species. Plant Diversity and Evolution 128: 55-84.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Char. Gen. 63 (1776)
  • Harms in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 3, 8: 43 (1894).

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 63, t. 32 (1776)
  • emend. Harms in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. 3, 8: 43 (1894).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Char. Gen.: 63, t. 32 (1776)
  • emend. Harms in E. & P. Pf. 3 (8): 43 (1894)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wheatley, J.I. [686], Vanuatu 55000.000 No
Du Puy, B. [MB216], Madagascar 57371.000 No
6049.168 No
DuPuy, B. [MB 513], Madagascar 63269.000 No
DuPuy, B. [MB 504], Madagascar 63569.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0