Biology:Harmsiopanax

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Harmsiopanax
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Subfamily: Aralioideae
Genus: Harmsiopanax
Warb.
Species
Synonyms

Harmsiopanax is a genus of woody, monocarpic flowering plants of a palmlike habit belonging to the family Araliaceae.[1] It comprises 3 species, of which the most important is the gigantic Harmsiopanax ingens.

The genus name of Harmsiopanax is in honour of Hermann Harms (1870ā€“1942), a German taxonomist and botanist.[2] It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.1 on page 166 in 1897.[1]

The genus is native to Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea and Sulawesi.[1]

References

  1. ā†‘ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Harmsiopanax Warb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3026-1. 
  2. ā†‘ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, Dā€“L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9. 

Other sources

  • Philipson W.R., "A revision of Harmsiopanax (Araliaceae)", Blumea 21 (1973) 81-86.

Wikidata ☰ Q3322749 entry