Araliaceae
Didymopanax

Didymopanax morototoni (Aubl.) Decne. & Planch.

First published in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 3: 109 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

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 morototoni.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2019). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(2): 1-444. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

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
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • 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?
Davis, T.A.W. [D14] Guyana K004988980 Yes
s.coll. [F3524] Guyana K004989013 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Ek, R.C. [925] Guyana K004988985 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Ek, R.C. [1150] Guyana K004988973 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2477] Guyana K004988970 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Sipman, H.J.M.; James, V. [2991] Guyana K004988982 Yes
Tillett, S.S.; Tillett, C.L. [45736] Guyana K004989004 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5530] Brazil K004989054 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [709] Guyana K004988971 Yes
Jenman [3616] Guyana K004988991 Yes
Davis [2208] Guyana K004988995 Yes
Krukoff [4685] Brazil K004989050 Yes
Spruce [1683] Brazil K004989052 Yes
Assuncao, P.A.C.L. [336] Brazil K004989045 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Ek, R.C. [1150] Guyana K004988986 Yes
Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P16631] Brazil K004989043 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14557] Brazil K004989041 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14557] Brazil K004989040 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1400] Guyana K004989008 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Ek, R.C. [1150] Guyana K004988974 Yes
Polak, M.; A.R.A. Görts v. Rijn; Balkissoon, R.B.; Roberts, S.; Steinecke, H. [111] Guyana K004988984 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Montetro, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14557] Brazil K004989042 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; James, R. [3575] Guyana K004989009 Yes
Jenman [4340] Guyana K004988988 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4685] Brazil K004989049 Yes
Tillett, S.S.; Tillett, C.L. [45736] Guyana K004989003 Yes
Tillett, S.S.; Tillett, C.L. [45736] Guyana K004989005 Yes
Watkiss, E.; Groves-Raines, S. [90] Bolivia K:SPC-62846.000 No
Maas, P.J.M.; Koek-N., J.; Lall, H.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Westra, L.Y.T. [7530] Guyana K004988976 Yes
Davis, T.A.W. [2267] Guyana K004988978 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [15770] Brazil K004989058 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Sipman, H.J.M.; James, V. [2991] Guyana K004988981 Yes
Jenman [5928] Guyana K004988990 Yes
s.coll. [D276] Guyana K004988979 Yes
Prévost, M.-F. [3436] French Guiana K004989001 Yes
s.coll. [2928] Guyana K004989012 Yes
Fleury, M. [952] French Guiana K004988999 Yes
s.coll. [1683] Brazil K004989056 Yes
[Stockdale] [s.n.] Guyana K004988987 Yes
Jenman [5928] Guyana K004988992 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1400] Guyana K004989007 Yes
Tillett, S.S.; Tillett, C.L. [45736] Guyana K004989002 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Ek, R.C. [925] Guyana K004988975 Yes
Thomas, W.; Mota, C.D.A.; Fiuza Lima, E. [5126] Brazil K004989053 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [709] Guyana K004988972 Yes
s.coll. [1680] Brazil K004989051 Yes
Gleason, H.A. [225] Guyana K004988997 Yes
s.coll. [F1811] Guyana K004988998 Yes
Bordenave, B. [2747] French Guiana K004989000 Yes
Fiaschi, P. [3188] Brazil K004989057 Yes
s.coll. [8946] Brazil K004989047 Yes
s.coll. [F192] Guyana K004989011 Yes
Jenman [4340] Guyana K004988989 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3918] Guyana K004989010 Yes
s.coll. [D217] Guyana K004988993 Yes
Davis, T.A.W. [2208] Guyana K004988994 Yes
Jenman [7062] Guyana K004007373 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Koek-N., J.; Lall, H.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Westra, L.Y.T. [7530] Guyana K004988977 Yes
Ule, E. [8946] Brazil K004989048 Yes
Tillett, S.S.; Tillett, C.L. [45736] Guyana K004989006 Yes
Assuncao, P.A.C.L. [336] Brazil K004989046 Yes
Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P16631] Brazil K004989044 Yes
Jenman [7062] Guyana K004988996 Yes
Polak, M.; A.R.A. Görts v. Rijn; Balkissoon, R.B.; Roberts, S.; Steinecke, H. [111] Guyana K004988983 Yes
Spruce, R. [1683] Brazil K004989055 Yes
Dec 23, 2008 Bolivia Schefflera morototoni K000588229 No
Dec 23, 2008 Bolivia Schefflera morototoni K000588230 No
Dec 23, 2008 Venezuela Schefflera morototoni K000588227 No
Dec 23, 2008 Venezuela Schefflera morototoni K000588228 No
Dec 15, 2008 Brazil Schefflera morototoni K000588169 No
Dec 15, 2008 Brazil Schefflera morototoni K000588170 No
Pereira-Silva, G.; et al. [15728] Brazil Schefflera morototoni K001577221 Yes
s.coll. [6891] Brazil Schefflera morototoni K000588170 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6891] Brazil Schefflera morototoni K000588169 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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