Diplopanax is a genus of flowering trees placed in the family Cornaceae or Nyssaceae. Its two known extant species inhabit the wet tropical mountains of Vietnam and southern China. They are broad-leaved evergreen trees with woody fruits and white or yellow flowers.[1]
Diplopanax was originally described from only one species, D. stachyanthus, and placed in the family Araliaceae, but this species was later discovered to be congeneric with Mastixicarpum, a genus of flowering plants known only from fossils and assumed extinct since the Pliocene.[2] (This makes Mastixicarpum an example of a Lazarus genus.) One additional species (D. vietnamensis) was subsequently found and described.[1][3]
Classification of Diplopanax is inconsistent due to ongoing investigation into its phylogenetic relationships. Although generally placed in Cornaceae, it has also been included in the family Nyssaceae, when that family is removed from Cornaceae.[3] Diplopanax is also sometimes separated, along with the genus Mastixia, into the family Mastixiaceae.[3]
Diplopanax is a genus of flowering trees placed in the family Cornaceae or Nyssaceae. Its two known extant species inhabit the wet tropical mountains of Vietnam and southern China. They are broad-leaved evergreen trees with woody fruits and white or yellow flowers.
Diplopanax was originally described from only one species, D. stachyanthus, and placed in the family Araliaceae, but this species was later discovered to be congeneric with Mastixicarpum, a genus of flowering plants known only from fossils and assumed extinct since the Pliocene. (This makes Mastixicarpum an example of a Lazarus genus.) One additional species (D. vietnamensis) was subsequently found and described.
Classification of Diplopanax is inconsistent due to ongoing investigation into its phylogenetic relationships. Although generally placed in Cornaceae, it has also been included in the family Nyssaceae, when that family is removed from Cornaceae. Diplopanax is also sometimes separated, along with the genus Mastixia, into the family Mastixiaceae.
Diplopanax es un género con dos especies de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Cornaceae. Es originaria del sur de China a Vietnam.[1][2]
A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Diplopanax aceptadas hasta marzo de 2013, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos, y la publicación válida.
Diplopanax es un género con dos especies de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Cornaceae. Es originaria del sur de China a Vietnam.
Diplopanax é um género botânico pertencente à família Cornaceae[1][2] No sistema APG é colocado na família Nyssaceae.
Diplopanax é um género botânico pertencente à família Cornaceae No sistema APG é colocado na família Nyssaceae.