Brassaiopsis dumicola
Brassaiopsis dumicola, synonym Euaraliopsis dumicola, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to China (south-western Yunnan) and northern Vietnam.[1] It was first described by William Wright Smith in 1917.[2]
| Brassaiopsis dumicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Brassaiopsis |
| Species: | B. dumicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Brassaiopsis dumicola | |
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Description Edit
Brassaiopsis dumicola is a shrub or a tree, growing to 9 m tall. Its leaves have about nine deeply divided lobes. The lateral inflorescence is pendent, with umbels about 3 cm in diameter borne on branched axes. The stout pedicels are about 5–8 mm long and are surrounded by stiff bracteoles 4–10 mm long.[3]
Conservation Edit
Euaraliopsis dumicola was assessed as "endangered" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Yunnan.[4] As of February 2023[update], Plants of the World Online regarded E. dumicola as a synonym of Brassaiopsis dumicola, which has a wider distribution.[1]
References Edit
- ^ a b c d "Brassaiopsis dumicola W.W.Sm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-13
- ^ "Brassaiopsis dumicola W.W.Sm.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-13
- ^ Xiang, Qibai & Lowry, Porter P., "Brassaiopsis dumicola", in Wu, Zhengyi; Raven, Peter H. & Hong, Deyuan (eds.), Flora of China (online), eFloras.org, retrieved 2023-02-13
- ^ China Plant Specialist Group (2004), "Euaraliopsis dumicola", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2004: e.T46460A11052394, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46460A11052394.en, retrieved 2023-02-13