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Astropanax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Tropical Africa, Madagascar, and other Indian Ocean islands.^[1] It was resurrected from Schefflera in 2017.^[2]

Species

The following species are accepted:^[1]

Astropanax abyssinicus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Seem. – Nigeria and Cameroon, and eastern Africa from Ethiopia to Malawi
Astropanax barteri Seem. – western and west-central Africa to Angola
Astropanax evrardii (Bamps) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Astropanax goetzenii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – eastern Africa from Uganda to Zimbabwe
Astropanax humblotianus (Drake) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – central Madagascar
Astropanax kivuensis (Bamps) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Astropanax mannii (Hook.f.) Seem. – eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Gulf of Guinea Islands
Astropanax monophyllus (Baker) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Madagascar
Astropanax myrianthus (Baker) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Madagascar and Comoro Islands
Astropanax polysciadius (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Madagascar, Comoro Islands, and eastern Africa from Ethiopia to northern Malawi
Astropanax procumbens (Hemsl.) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Seychelles
Astropanax stolzii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Tanzania (Rungwe District)
Astropanax tessmannii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Astropanax urostachyus (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Tanzania
Astropanax volkensii (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Astropanax Seem". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "A synopsis of the Afro-Malagasy species previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae): Resurrection of the genera Astropanax and Neocussonia". Candollea. 72 (2): 265. 2017. doi:10.15553/c2017v722a4. S2CID 90636101.

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Astropanax

Astropanax

Species

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Astropanax: Brief Summary