Merrilliopanax
| Merrilliopanax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Merrilliopanax H.L.Li |
| Species | |
Merrilliopanax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae, comprising 3 species of the subgenus . They are found in western China, Myanmar, northeast India, Bhutan, and Nepal.[1]
The genus name of Merrilliopanax is in honour of Elmer Drew Merrill (1876–1956), an American botanist and taxonomist,[2] and also panax meaning "all-healing" in Greek.[3] The genus was first described and published in Sargentia Vol.2 on page 62 in 1942.[4]
References[]
- ^ Qibai Xiang & Porter P. Lowry. "Merrilliopanax". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ^ "Merrilliopanax H.L.Li | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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- Araliaceae
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