Oreopanax xalapensis

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: Oreopanax
Species Oreopanax xalapensis
Name

Oreopanax xalapensis (Kunth) Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort., IV, 3: 108. 1854.

Synonyms

Basionym
Aralia xalapensis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 8 (1821).
Homotypic
Hedera xalapensis (Kunth) DC., Prodr. 4: 264 (1830).
Oreopanax xalapensis var. normalis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 271 (1891).
Heterotypic
Aralia thibautii Verschaff., Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 71: 2 (1861).
Aralia ghiesbrechtii Verschaff., Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 71: 1 (1862).
Monopanax ghiesbreghtii (Verschaff.) Regel, Gartenflora 18: 35 (1869).
Aralia mexicana Lavallée, Énum. Arbres: 125 (1877), nom. nud.
Oreopanax thibautii (Verschaff.) Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 104: t. 6340 (1878).
Oreopanax xalapensis var. laxiflorus Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 271 (1891).
Oreopanax xalapensis var. spiciformis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 271 (1891).
Oreopanax taubertianus J.D.Sm., Bot. Gaz. 19: 4 (1894).
Oreopanax loesenerianus Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 127 (1896).
Oreopanax langlassei Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1083 (1924).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Central America
Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panam
Continental: Northern America
Regional:Mexico
Mexican Pacific Is.; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Decaisne, J. & Planchon, J.É., 1854. Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 3:108. 1854

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Oreopanax xalapensis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Oreopanax xalapensis. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Oreopanax xalapensis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 22 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Oreopanax xalapensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 22.
Tropicos.org 2018. Oreopanax xalapensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 22.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Oreopanax xalapensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
español: Mano de león, mano de tigre, aticuej, chili mazorco, mazorco, matagente