Brassaiopsis dumicola

Brassaiopsis dumicola, synonym Euaraliopsis dumicola, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to China (south-western Yunnan) and northern Vietnam.^[1] It was first described by William Wright Smith in 1917.^[2]

Brassaiopsis dumicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Brassaiopsis
Species:	B. dumicola
Binomial name
Brassaiopsis dumicola W.W.Sm.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Brassaiopsis gaussenii Bui Euaraliopsis dumicola (W.W.Sm.) Hutch. ex G.Hoo & C.J.Tseng

Description

Brassaiopsis dumicola is a shrub or a tree, growing to 9 m tall. Its leaves have about nine deeply divided lobes. The lateral inflorescence is pendent, with umbels about 3 cm in diameter borne on branched axes. The stout pedicels are about 5–8 mm long and are surrounded by stiff bracteoles 4–10 mm long.^[3]

Conservation

Euaraliopsis dumicola was assessed as "endangered" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Yunnan.^[4] As of February 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online regarded E. dumicola as a synonym of Brassaiopsis dumicola, which has a wider distribution.^[1]