Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.

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Showing Schefflera elliptica

Araliaceae Juss.

Schefflera elliptica (Blume) Harms

, legitimate

, scientific

Harms, H.A.T. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (28 December 1894), Araliaceae.

Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien

:

39

BHL

[comb. nov.]

basionym:

Sciodaphyllum ellipticum Blume

legitimate

Du Puy, D.J. & Orchard, A.E. (1993), Araliaceae.

Flora of Australia

:

311-312, Fig. 47G-K

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Sciodaphyllum ellipticum Blume

legitimate

nomenclatural synonym:

Heptapleurum ellipticum (Blume) Seem.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Heptapleurum natale Ridl.

legitimate

APC Dist.: ChI, Qld

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest

:

254-255, Fig. 526

[secondary reference]

common name:

Climbing Umbrella Tree

[n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List.

Fruits of the Rainforest

:

301

[secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines

:

Code 2014

[secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest

:

67

[secondary reference]

common name:

Climbing Umbrella Tree

[n/a]

Lowry, P.P. & Plunkett, G.M. (13 August 2020), Resurrection of the Genus Heptapleurum for the Asian clade of species previously included in Schefflera (Araliaceae).

:

151

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Heptapleurum ellipticum (Blume) Seem.

legitimate

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2020), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2019 to 2020.

Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2020

:

10

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Heptapleurum ellipticum (Blume) Seem.

legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym:

Sciodaphyllum ellipticum Blume

legitimate

nomenclatural synonym:

Heptapleurum ellipticum (Blume) Seem.

legitimate

taxonomic synonym:

Heptapleurum natale Ridl.

legitimate

misapplication: Heptapleurum venulosum (Wight & Arn.) Seem. legitimate by

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae.

Flora Australiensis

3

: 384 misapplication: Heptapleurum venulosum (Wight & Arn.) Seem. legitimate by

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants

: 61 misapplication: Schefflera venulosa (Wight & Arn.) Harms legitimate by

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens.

Bibliotheca Botanica

22(89)

: 1036

APC Dist.: ChI, Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Heptapleurum ellipticum (Blume) Seem.

legitimate