Didymopanax Explained

Didymopanax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.^[1] It was resurrected from Schefflera in 2020.^[2]

Species

The following species are accepted:^[1]

• Didymopanax acuminatus
• Didymopanax angustissimus
• Didymopanax auratus
• Didymopanax botumirimensis
• Didymopanax burchellii
• Didymopanax calvus
• Didymopanax capixabus
• Didymopanax cephalanthus
• Didymopanax ciliatifolius
• Didymopanax confusus
• Didymopanax cordatus
• Didymopanax decaphyllus
• Didymopanax dichotomus
• Didymopanax distractiflorus
• Didymopanax fruticosus
• Didymopanax gardneri
• Didymopanax glaziovii
• Didymopanax grandigemmus
• Didymopanax kollmannii
• Didymopanax longe-petiolatus
• Didymopanax lucumoides
• Didymopanax macrocarpus
• Didymopanax malmei
• Didymopanax morototoni
• Didymopanax pimichinensis
• Didymopanax plurifolius
• Didymopanax plurispicatus
• Didymopanax prancei
• Didymopanax pubicarpus
• Didymopanax quinquecarinatus
• Didymopanax racemifer
• Didymopanax ruschianus
• Didymopanax selloi
• Didymopanax tamatamaensis
• Didymopanax umbrosus
• Didymopanax villosissimus
• Didymopanax vinosus

Notes and References

1. 2997-1 . Didymopanax Decne. & Planch. . 8 January 2023 .
2. Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. III. Resurrection of the New World genus Didymopanax Decne. & Planch., previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae) . 2020 . Fiaschi . Pedro . Lowry . Porter P. . Plunkett . Gregory M. . Brittonia . 72 . 1 . 16–22 . 10.1007/s12228-019-09604-w . 2020Britt..72...16F . 210864937 .