Oreopanax capitatus
(Caballera De Palo, Coamatl)Conservation Status
Population Analysis
- For the 835,580 species in the Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons), we average 4.30 observations each in our database; for the Caballera De Palo, we have 391 observations. Compared to other species in this Class, this species is moderately common.
- A two-sample t-test can be used to determine whether the trend in observations of the Caballera De Palo is the same as the trend in observations of Magnoliopsida. Is this species just as common, as a proportion of all observations, as it once was? The answer is no, changes in observation rate of this species significantly differ from changes in observation rate of its Class. (t=7.299, p<0.001)
- How do observation rates of the Caballera De Palo differ from those of Magnoliopsida? To answer this, we examined the percentage of observerations for Magnoliopsida that were observations of the Caballera De Palo each year. We then correlated this percentage with observation year. If observations of the Caballera De Palo are becoming more common relative to other species of Magnoliopsida, the correlation should be positive, but if it is becoming less common, the correlation should be negative. In fact, the correlation is negative (r=-.54), with a negative slope (m = -.000), suggesting that the Caballera De Palo may be in decline relative to other species of Magnoliopsida. This correlation is statistically significant. (F = 77.72, p<.05)
- The scatter chart to the right shows the percentage of all observations for Magnoliopsida each year that were observations of the Caballera De Palo.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
- Vascular Plants
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Order: Apiales
- Family: Scarabaeoidea
- Subfamily: Aralioideae
- Genus: Oreopanax
Linnaeus, 1753
- Specific epithet: capitatus (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch.
- Botanical name: Oreopanax capitatus (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch.
- Specific epithet: capitatus (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch.
- Genus: Oreopanax
Linnaeus, 1753
- Subfamily: Aralioideae
- Family: Scarabaeoidea
- Order: Apiales
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
- Vascular Plants
Unambiguous Synonyms:
- Aralia capitata Jacq.
- Aralia multiflora Pohl ex DC.
- Aralia ovata Sess & Mo.
- Botryodendrum capitatum (Jacq.) Endl.
- Hedera capitata (Jacq.) Sm.
- Hedera frondosa Salisb.
- Hedera multiflora DC.
- Mesopanax capitatus (Jacq.) R.Vig.
- Oreopanax capitatus var. minor Steyerm.
- Oreopanax capitatus var. multiflorus (DC.) Marchal
- Oreopanax destructor Seem.
- Sciodaphyllum capitatum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Notes:
Publishing author: Pohl ex DC. Publication: Prodr. (DC.) 4: 262 1830 [late Sep 1830]
Publishing author: Sessé & Moc. Publication: Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 79 1894
Publishing author: Endl. ex Heynh. Publication: Nom. ii. 75
Basionym: Basionym Not stated
Basionym author: (Jacq.)
Publishing author: Sm. Publication: Ic. Pict. Rar. i. t. 4
Publishing author: Salisb. Publication: Prod. 144
Publishing author: DC. Publication: Prodr. (DC.) 4: 262 1830 [late Sep 1830]
Publishing author: R.Vig. Publication: in Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. IX. iv. 104 (1906)
Publishing author: Seem. Publication: in Journ. Bot. vii. (1869) 351
Publishing author: Steyerm. Publication: Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 442 1952
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003
Place of publication: Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 3:108. 1854 "capitatum"
Name verified on 29-Nov-2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-Nov-2007
Physical Description
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Distribution
Range and Population
Mexico, Central America, South America.
Mexico to Trop. America
Similar Species
Members of the genus Oreopanax:
There are approximately 293 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: O. acerifolium · O. acerifolius · O. achinops · O. albanensis · O. allocophyllus · O. alloeophyllus · O. amplum · O. anchicayanum · O. anchicayanus · O. andreanum · O. andreanus · O. angulare · O. angularis · O. anomalus · O. apurimacensis · O. aquifolium · O. aquifolius · O. arcanus · O. argentatum · O. argentatus · O. artocarpoides · O. atopanthum · O. atopanthus · O. avicenniaefolium · O. avicenniifolium · O. avicenniifolius · O. bogotensis · O. boliviense · O. boliviensis · O. bonplandianum · O. brachybotryum · O. brachystachyum · O. brachystachyus · O. brownii · O. brunneum · O. brunneus · O. bulbosum · O. bullosum · O. bullosus · O. candamoanum · O. candamoanus · O. capitatae · O. capitatum · O. capitatum var. catalpaefolium · O. capitatum var. multiflorum · O. capitatus (Caballera De Palo) · O. catalpaefolium · O. catalpifolius · O. cecropia · O. cecropifolium · O. cecropifolius · O. cheirophyllum · O. cheirophyllus · O. chinense · O. chrysoleucum · O. cissoides · O. compactus · O. conditi · O. confusum · O. confusus · O. corazonensis · O. cordatum · O. coriaceum · O. coriaceus · O. costaricense · O. costaricensis · O. crassinervium · O. crassinervius · O. crataegodorus · O. cumanense · O. cumanensis · O. cuspidatum · O. cuspidatus · O. cyclophyllus · O. dactylifolium · O. dactylifolius · O. deinocephalus · O. diguense · O. diguensis · O. discolor · O. dissecta · O. divulsum · O. divulsus · O. donnell-smithii · O. duquei · O. dussi · O. dussii · O. echinops · O. ecuadorensis · O. ecuadoriense · O. ecuadoriensis · O. elegans · O. ellsworthii · O. elongatum · O. epificum · O. epificus · O. epremesnilianum · O. epremesnilianus · O. eriocephalus · O. farallonense
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Notes
Contributors:
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 28, 2007.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 05, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 05, 2008)
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 05, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- GBIF-Spain, Jardín Botánico de Córdoba: Herbarium COA
- Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
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