Astropanax polysciadius (Harms) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett, Gostel & Frodin

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Synonyms: Schefflera angiensis De Wild.
Schefflera bequaertii De Wild.
Schefflera congesta De Wild.
Schefflera myriantha sensu auct.
Schefflera nyasensis De Wild.
Schefflera polysciadia Harms
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Status: Native
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Syntypes from DRC, Uganda and Tanzania
Notes: This species was long considered conspecific with Schefflera myriantha and was published under that name in Flora Zambesiaca (1978) and Flore d'Afrique Centrale (1974) ao. The true S. myriantha (now Astropanax myrianthus) is restricted to the Comoro Islands and Madagascar.
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Habitat: In montane evergreen forest.
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Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.
FZ divisions: N
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Literature:

Bamps, P. (1974). Contribution à l'étude des Araliacées africaines Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 44(1/2) Pages 133 - 135. as Schefflera myriantha

Bamps, P. (1974). Araliaceae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique national de Belgique Pages 17 - 19. as Schefflera myriantha (Includes a picture).

Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Araliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 624. as Schefflera myriantha

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 24. as Schefflera myriantha

Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 286. as Schefflera myriantha (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 55.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 27. as Schefflera myriantha


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Astropanax polysciadius.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=227270, retrieved 4 April 2026

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