Schefflera arboricola (Hayata) Hayata ex Merr.

Dwarf umbrella tree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Schefflera

Characteristics

Shrubs, sometimes climbers, to 4 m tall, hermaphroditic. Petiole (6-)10-20 cm; petiolules (0.6-)1-3 cm; leaflets (5-)7-9(or 10), obovate-oblong to oblong or elliptic, 6-10(-12) × (1-)1.5-3.5(-4.5) cm, subleathery, both surfaces glabrous, secondary veins 4-6 pairs, tertiary veins distinct, base cuneate to broadly so, margin entire, apex obtuse or abruptly acute, rarely attenuate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of umbels, sparsely stellate tomentose, glabrescent; primary axis to 3-8 cm; secondary axes to 10 cm; pedicels less than 1.5-3 mm. Calyx subentire. Ovary 5-or 6-carpellate; stigmas sessile, 5 or 6. Fruit subglobose, ca. 5 mm, 5-or 6-ribbed when dry; pedicels 3-6 mm. Fl. Jul-Oct, fr. Aug-Dec. 2n = 24*.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 3.25 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Along stream banks, wet forests, sometimes epiphytic; at elevations up to 900 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Arthralgia (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Trauma (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Schefflera arboricola habit picture by Lynn Ayers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Schefflera arboricola leaf picture by k sullivan (cc-by-sa)
Schefflera arboricola leaf picture by lola accardi (cc-by-sa)
Schefflera arboricola leaf picture by Adam Peters (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Schefflera arboricola flower picture by Irma Torres (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Schefflera arboricola world distribution map, present in Bermuda, Brazil, China, Jamaica, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:91930-1
WFO ID wfo-0000305642
COL ID 4V6NY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448098
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Heptapleurum arboricola Schefflera arboricola