Macropanax
Encyclopedia
Macropanax is a genus
of flowering plant
s of family Araliaceae
, comprising 20 species. They are distributed from Central China to Sikkim
, Nepal
and Bhutan
and to western Malaysia.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s of family Araliaceae
Araliaceae
Araliaceae is a family of flowering plants, also known as the Aralia family or Ivy family. The family includes 254 species of trees, shrubs, lianas and perennial herbaceous plants into 2 subfamilies...
, comprising 20 species. They are distributed from Central China to Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
and Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
and to western Malaysia.
Species include:
- Macropanax baviensis
- Macropanax chieniiMacropanax chieniiMacropanax chienii is a species of plant in the Araliaceae family. It is endemic to China.-Source:* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Macropanax concinnusMacropanax concinnusMacropanax concinnus is a species of plant in the Araliaceae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.It is an Vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Macropanax decandrus
- Macropanax dispermus
- Macropanax grushvitzkii
- Macropanax maingayi
- Macropanax meghalayensis
- Macropanax membranifolius
- Macropanax paucinervis
- Macropanax rosthornii
- Macropanax schmidii
- Macropanax sessilis
- Macropanax simplicifolius
- Macropanax skvortsovii
- Macropanax undulatus
- Macropanax vidalii