angelica tree
Dendropanax arboreus (L.) Decne. & Planch.
Dendropanax arboreus is a tree species in the Araliaceae family, commonly known as the angelica tree. It is found in various regions of Colombia, including several national parks and reserves, as well as in the West Indies. This species grows in a range of habitats, including thickets, rain forests, and limestone hills, at elevations between 260 and 900 meters. It is distinguished by its alternate, elliptic leaves and inflorescences of umbels, with hermaphrodite and andromonoecious flowers.
Description
Dendropanax arboreus is a tree that can reach heights of 3 to 15 meters. Its branchlets are slightly striate when dry, and the leaves are spirally arranged, with petioles 1 to 10 cm long. The leaf blades are 8 to 17 cm long and 2.1 to 8.8 cm wide, with a cuneate to acute base and an acuminate apex. The inflorescences are racemes of umbels, often terminal, with hermaphrodite flowers that have five petals and staminate flowers. The receptacle length helps distinguish hermaphrodite from andromonoecious inflorescences. This species is found in the West Indies and parts of Colombia, growing in moist and tropical forests.
Other common names
potato-woodwhite gumbolimboangelica tree
Distribution
Complejo Humedales Hato Corozal · CO · Barrancas | Distracción | Hatonuevo | Riohacha | Bolívar · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | ReservaNacional Natural Puinawai | ReservaNacional Natural Nukak | Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis | Santuario de Flora Plantas Medicinales Orito Ingi - Ande | Santuario de Flora y Fauna Guanentá Alto Río F · Núcleo Manuelita |Núcleo Unipalma · Bucaramanga | Charalá | Encino | Lebrija | Piedecuesta | Puerto Parra | Sucre | Tona · Meta, Puerto López, vereda Remolino, predios de la plantacion forestal de Mavalle · Cerro Tacarcuna, Unguía, Chocó · Otanche · Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Guaviare, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Valle, Vichada · Departamentos del Caquetá y Guaviare: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete · Amazonia nororiental de Colombia, departamento del Guainía, municipio de Inírida. · Jardín Botánico de Bogotá · TomoGrande, 4.856823|-70.223777 · Cuenca de Río Claro · Microcuenca alta de río Tillavá · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · Bogotá, D.C. · Cayman Is. · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Haiti · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Puerto Rico · Barrancabermeja | Yopal | Leticia | Villavicencio · Archipiélago de Cuba
Synonyms
Aralia arboreaSchefflera arboreaSciodaphyllum arboreumSciodaphyllum samydifoliumDendropanax brachypodusDendropanax langeanusDendropanax samydifoliusErithalis pentagoniaGilibertia arboreaGilibertia brachypodaGilibertia samydifoliaHedera arboreaSchefflera samydifolia
