Cussonia arborea

Cussonia arborea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Cussonia
Species: Cussonia paniculata

Name

Cussonia paniculata Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 356 (1848).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cussonia barteri Seem., J. Bot. 4: 299 (1866).
  • Cussonia kirkii Seem., J. Bot. 4: 299 (1866).
  • Cussonia hamata Harms in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 53 (1897).
  • Cussonia laciniata Harms in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 53 (1897).
  • Cussonia djalonensis A.Chev., Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 38 (1908).
  • Cussonia nigerica Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 136 (1910).
  • Cussonia homblei De Wild., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 201 (1914).
  • Cussonia delevoyi De Wild., Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B 47: 194 (1927).
  • Cussonia longissima Hutch. & Dalziel, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 28 (1929).
  • Cussonia tisserantii Aubrév. & Pellegr., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 100: 24 (1953).
  • Cussonia kirkii var. bracteata Tennant, Kew Bull. 14: 223 (1960).
  • Cussonia kirkii var. quadripetala Tennant, Kew Bull. 14: 223 (1960).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Benin; Burkina; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Repu; Chad; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Richard, A. 1847–1848. Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae seu enumeratio plantarum hucusque in plerisque Abyssiniae provinciis detectarum et praecipue a beatis doctoribus Richard Quartin Dillon et Antonio Petit (annis 1838 – 1843) lectarum. Vol. 1. XI+472 pp. Arthus Bertrand, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Cussonia arborea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Cussonia arborea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cussonia arborea. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 20 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Cussonia arborea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Cussonia arborea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Seekatkiepersol
English: Octopus cabbage tree

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