ARALIACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.250.1.1

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scientific name

ARALIACEAE
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ARALIACEAE View in CoL

Dendropanax arboreus (L.) Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hortic. sér. 4, 3: 107 (1854) Syn: Aralia arborea L.; Gilibertia arborea (L.) Marchal Habit: Tree. Habitat: Thickets. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 8% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Morne Bleu, Johnson 1174 (BM). Global range: Cayman Islands, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Oreopanax capitatus (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort. View in CoL sér. 4, 3: 108 (1854) Syn: Aralia capitata Jacq. View in CoL ; Sciadophyllum capitatum Griseb. Common name: Mountain Jereton. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Lower montane, montane forest and elfin woodland. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco. MAT Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation View in CoL Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.

Polyscias cumingiana (C.Presl) Fern. View in CoL -Vill., Novis. App. 102 (1880) Exotic.

Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms, Nat. Pflanzenf. 3: 45 (1894) Exotic.

Polyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey, Rhodora View in CoL 18: 153 (1916) Common Name: Wild Coffee. Exotic.

Polyscias scutellaria (Burm.f.) Fosberg, Occas. Pap. Univ. View in CoL Hawaii 46: 9 (1948) Syn: Nothopanax cochleatum Mig. Exotic.

Schefflera elegantissima (Veitch ex Mast.) Lowry & Frodin, Baileya View in CoL 23: 9 (1989) Exotic.

Schefflera glabrata (Kunth) Frodin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia View in CoL 141: 316 (1989). Syn. Didymopanax glabratus (Kunth) Decne. & Planch View in CoL , Panax attenuatus sensu Griseb. View in CoL non Sw., Panax glabratus Kunth Habit View in CoL : woody climber. Habitat: Montane forest. IUCN: NE. Star: BU. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 38% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Tucuche, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 5254), Williams s.n. (TRIN 10125); Swabey (TRIN 12992). Global range: Columbia, Venezuela.

Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyermark & D.G.Frodin, Mem. View in CoL New York Bot. Gard. 38: 51 (1984) Syn: Didymopanax morototoni (Aubl.) Decne. & Planch. View in CoL ; Panax morototoni Aubl. Common View in CoL name: Giretong, Higuereton, Jereton, Matchstick Tree, Matchwood. Habit: Tree. Habitat: Seasonal, marsh and lower montane forest. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima Valley; Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Biche-Poole; Catshill-Basse Terre; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot View in CoL ; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; Nariva; North Central Coast; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Rampanalgas-Toco; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; SW Icacos-Cedros; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. PSP Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Central Range; Matura-Salybia; Trinity Hills. NEL Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arena-Cumuto; Manzanilla-Fishing Pond; Sangre Grande-Valencia-

CHECKLIST TO VASCULAR PLANTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Phytotaxa 250 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press • 99 Orop. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 13% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 31% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 6% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 29% RBS samples; Vegnum 12: 33% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality, Fendler 396 (BM, OXF). Global range: Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina.

Schefflera tagala Cham., Linnaea 7: 207 (1832) Exotic.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Loc

ARALIACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D. 2016
2016
Loc

Schefflera elegantissima (Veitch ex Mast.) Lowry & Frodin, Baileya

Lowry & Frodin 1989: 9
1989
Loc

Schefflera glabrata (Kunth) Frodin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia

Frodin 1989: 316
1989
Loc

Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyermark & D.G.Frodin, Mem.

Maguire, Steyermark & D. G. Frodin 1984: 51
1984
Loc

Polyscias scutellaria (Burm.f.) Fosberg, Occas. Pap. Univ.

Fosberg 1948: 9
1948
Loc

Polyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey, Rhodora

L. H. Bailey 1916: 153
1916
Loc

Oreopanax capitatus (Jacq.)

Decne. & Planch. 1854: 108
1854
Loc

Schefflera tagala

Cham. 1832: 207
1832
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