Sinopanax formosanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae and the only species in the genus Sinopanax. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is a small, evergreen tree, up to 12 metres (39 ft) in height, that grows in open areas in mountainous forests at altitudes between 2,300–2,600 metres (7,500–8,500 ft).[2]
Sinopanax | |
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Sinopanax formosanus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
Genus: | Sinopanax H.L.Li |
Species: | S. formosanus
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Binomial name | |
Sinopanax formosanus |
References
- ^ China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Sinopanax formosanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46471A11052566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46471A11052566.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Qibai Xiang & Porter P. Lowry. "Sinopanax formosanus". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 9 September 2012.