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464.0000 Family Araliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 217 (1789), nom. cons.
44 genera, ca. 1700 spp: 150 Indomalesia, 350 Polynesia/Australia, 150 tropical America. Inclusion of Hydrocotyloideae (formerly Apiaceae) confirmed by molecular phylogeny.
Species listed in database: 1733; hybrids: 7
= Botryodendraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 231 (1858)
= Hederaceae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 519 (1792)
= Hydrocotylaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 258 (1820), nom. cons.
464.2322 Genus Meryta J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl. 119, t. 60 (1776)
Distribution: Pacific
Species listed in database: 33
= Botryodendrum Endl.; Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. [Endlicher] 62 (1833)
= Botryomeryta R.Vig.; J. Bot. [Morot] 2(3): 84 (1925)
= Neara Sol. ex Seem.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 118 (1866)
= Schizomeryta R.Vig.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 4: 149 (1906)
= Strobilopanax R.Vig.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 4: 148 (1906)
species :
Meryta angustifolia (Endl.) Seem.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 295 (1862)
Distribution: Norfolk Isl.
50 NFK
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Botryodendrum angustifolium Endl.; Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. [Endlicher] 62 (1833)
species :
Meryta balansae Baill.; Adansonia 12: 156 (1878)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Botryodendrum lobatum Pancher ex R.Vig.; J. Bot. [Morot] 1910-13, Ser. 2, 3: 80 (1925)
= Chondylophyllum guillauminii Planch. ex R.Vig.; J. Bot. [Morot] 1910-13, Ser. 2, 3: 80 (1925)
= Chondylophyllum lobatum Pancher ex R.Vig.; J. Bot. [Morot] 1910-13, Ser. 2, 3: 80 (1925)
= Meryta gracilis Guillaumin; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 15: 22: (1943)
= Meryta microcarpa Baill.; Adansonia 12: 156 (1878)
= Meryta schlechteri Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 211 (1906)
species :
Meryta brachypoda Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 320 (1938). 14: 320 (1938)
Distribution: Austral Isl. (Raivavae, Tubuai); Pitcairn Isl.; Henderson Isl.
61 AUI HEN PIT
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Meryta choristantha Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 318 (1938)
Distribution: Austral Isl. (Rapa Iti)
61 AUI
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Meryta coriacea Baill.; Adansonia 12: 153 (1878)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Botryodendrum coriaceum Pancher ex Baill.; Adansonia 12: 153 (1878)
= Chondilophyllum crassifolium Pancher ex Guillaumin; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 9: 161 (1911)
species :
Meryta denhamii Seem.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 295 (1862)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Aralia reticulata Linden ex B.S.Williams; Choice Stove Orn.-Leav. Pl. 103 (1870), nom. illeg.
= Aralia reticulata Rollison; Gard. Chron. 1857: 418 (1857), nom. illeg.
= Meryta macrocarpa Baill.; Adansonia 12: 155 (1878)
= Meryta macrocephala Baill.; Adansonia 12: 158 (1878)
= Meryta superba Borzí; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 5: 142 (1906)
= Oreopanax reticulatus (Linden ex B.S.Williams) L.H.Bailey; Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 1173 (1900)
= Strobilopanax macrocarpus (Baill.) R.Vig.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 4: 148 (1906)
= Strobilopanax macrocephalus (Baill.) R.Vig.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 4: 148 (1906)
species :
Meryta drakeana Nadeaud; J. Bot. [Morot] 11: 105 (1897)
Distribution: Society Isl. (Tahiti)
61 SCI
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Meryta heleneae Lowry; ined.
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Meryta koniamboensis Lowry; ined.
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Meryta lanceolata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl. 60 (1775)
Distribution: Society Isl. (Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea)
61 SCI
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Botryodendrum taitense Guill.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 7: 349 (1837)
= Neara longifolia Sol.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 118 (1865)
species :
Meryta latifolia (Endl.) Seem.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 295 (1862)
Distribution: Norfolk Isl.
50 NFK
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Aralia macrophylla A.Cunn. ex Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Loudon], Suppl. 1: 501 (1850), not validly publ.
= Botryodendrum latifolium Endl.; Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. [Endlicher] 62 (1833)
species :
Meryta lecardii (R.Vig.) Lowry; ined.
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Botryomeryta lecardii R.Vig.; J. Bot. [Morot] 1910-13. Ser. II. 3: 84 (1925)
species :
Meryta lucida J.W.Moore; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 102: 34 (1933). No. 102, 34 (1933)
Distribution: Society Isl. (Raiatea, Huahine)
61 SCI
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Meryta macrophylla Seem.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 294 (1862)
Distribution: Tonga (Tongatapu, ´Eua, Vava´u); Wallis & Futuna (Alofi Isl.); American Samoa (Manua Isl., Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa (Aleipata Islands, ´Upolu); Society Isl. (Tahiti)
60 ASA SAM TON WAL 61 SCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Meryta mauluulu P.A.Cox; J. Arnold Arbor. 66(1): 117 (1985)
= Meryta capitata Christoph.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 128: 161 (1935)
= Botryodendrum macrophyllum Rich. ex A.Gray; U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15(1): 732, t. 97 (1854)
species :
Meryta malietoa P.A.Cox; J. Arnold Arbor. 66(1): 117 (1985)
Distribution: [Western] Samoa (Savai´i)
60 SAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Meryta mauruensis Nadeaud; J. Bot. [Morot] 106 (1897)
Distribution: Society Isl. (Tahiti)
61 SCI
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Meryta neoebudica (Guillaumin) Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 321 (1938)
Distribution: Santa Cruz Isl.; Vanuatu
60 SCZ VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Strobilopanax neoebudicus Guillaumin; J. Arnold Arbor. 12: 263 (1931)
species :
Meryta oxylaena Baill.; Adansonia 12: 157 (1878)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Meryta pachycarpa Baill.; Adansonia 12: 157 (1878)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Meryta pallens Baill.; Adansonia 12: 157 (1878)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Meryta pandanicarpa Guillaumin; Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. B, Bot., n. s. 8: 149 (1959)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Meryta pastoralis F.Tronchet & Lowry; PhytoKeys 4: 151 (-155; figs. 1-2, map) (2011)
Distribution: Marquesas Isl. (Hiva Oa)
61 MRQ
species :
Meryta pauciflora Hemsl. ex Cheeseman; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 6: 282 (1897)
Distribution: Cook Isl. (Rarotonga)
61 COO
species :
Meryta pedunculata Lowry; ined.
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Meryta puruhi Butaud, J.Florence, Lowry & F.Tronchet; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 45(4): 63 (2023)
Distribution: Tuamotu Arch.
61 TUA
species :
Meryta raiateensis J.W.Moore; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 226: 30 (1963)
Distribution: Society Isl. (Raiatea)
61 SCI
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Meryta rivularis Lowry; Candollea 66(2): 264 (2011)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Meryta salicifolia J.W.Moore; Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 16: 13 (1940)
Distribution: Society Isl. (Tahiti)
61 SCI
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Meryta schizolaena Baill.; Adansonia 12: 157 (1878)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizomeryta schizolaena (Baill.) R.Vig.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 4: 149 (1906)
species :
Meryta senfftiana Volkens; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 31: 471 (1901)
Distribution: Palau (Koror, Ulebsechel, Urukthapel, Peleliu); Northern Marianas (Saipan); Fed. States of Micronesia (Yap, Pohnpei, Kosrae)
62 MIC MRN PLU
species :
Meryta sinclairii (Hook.f.) Seem.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 295 (1862)
Distribution: New Zealand (Hen and Chicken Isl., Three Kings Isl.)
51 NZL
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Botryodendrum sinclairii Hook.f.; Fl. New Zealand 97 (1852)
species :
Meryta sonchifolia (Linden) Linden & André; Ill. Hort. 26: 42, t. 340 (1879)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Aralia sonchifolia Linden; Cat. Gén. [Linden] 98: 3 (1878)
= Chondylophyllum sonchifolium Pancher ex Harms; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 315 (1938), pro syn.
species :
Meryta tenuifolia A.C.Sm.; Pacific Sci. 25(4): 499 (1971)
Distribution: Fiji (Viti Levu)
60 FIJ
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