Schefflera sciodaphyllum (Sw.) Harms

  • Filed As

    Araliaceae
    Schefflera sciodaphyllum (Sw.) Harms

  • Collector(s)

    P. Fiaschi 3219, 03 Jan 2008

  • Location

    Jamaica. Portland. Blue Mountains; John Crow National Park. Trail from Hagley Gap to Blue Mountain Peak.

  • Habitat

    Montane rainforest.

  • Description

    Common treelets, ca. 4 m alt. Leaflets horizontal. Infrutescence pseudolateral, with two primary branches. Imature fruits and infrutescence branches greenish.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA Voucher: Tissue sample removed February 2018 for study by Sarah Hardy & Greg Plunkett. DNA #88 Silica-gel sample. Alcohol 70% added

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1500822

    Occurrence ID: 525ae820-01ad-4072-a64c-bd0b6b98a7fb

  • GenBank

    GU004101* (ITS)

    GU004162* (ETS)

    MK993941 (ndhF-rpl32)

    MN012812 (rpl32-trnL)

    MN000262 (trnK-rps16)

    MK993205 (trnH-psbA)

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Plunkett, Gregory M., et al. Phylogeny, biogeography, and morphological evolution among and within the Neotropical and Asian clades of Schefflera (Araliaceae). Taxon. 68 (6): 1278–1313.

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • State/Province

    Portland

  • Locality

    Blue Mountains; John Crow National Park. Trail from Hagley Gap to Blue Mountain Peak

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1660 m. (5446 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.0529, -76.6024

  • Distribution

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Virginia Commonwealth University - Herbarium VCU
Araliaceae

Schefflera sciodaphyllum (Sw.) Harms
Det: P. Fiaschi 1.2008

Jamaica. Portland Parish: Blue Mountains - John Crow
National Park. Trail from Hagley Gap to Blue Mountain Peak.
Ca. 18°03’10.3”N, 76°36’08.6”W, 1660m alt. Montane
rainforest.

Common treelets, ca. 4 m alt. Leaflets horizontal.
Infrutescence pseudolateral, with two primary branches.
Imature fruits and infrutescence branches greenish. Silica-gel
sample.

P. Fiaschi 3219.

Alcool 70% added

January 3, 2008

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