Schefflera brevipedicellata Harms

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Schefflera

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, to 10 m tall, hermaphroditic. Petiole 19-30 cm, 2-4 mm in diam. at base; ligule 2-5 mm; petiolules 1-6 cm; leaflets 5-7(-9), oblong or oblong-elliptic, 10-22 × 4.5-11 cm, papery, both surfaces glabrous, secondary veins 8-11 pairs, slightly raised abaxially, tertiary veins inconspicuous, base obtuse to rounded, margin entire, apex acute to shortly acuminate. Inflorescence a pseudo-lateral panicle of umbels, borne below leaves, with brown bark; primary axis to 15 cm, secondary axes to 12 cm; pedicels 1-3 mm. Calyx ca. 3 mm, margin slightly sinuous. Ovary 7-11(-13)-carpellate; styles united into a column, ca. 1.5 mm. Fruit globose, 4-5 mm in diam., 7-11(-13)-ribbed when dry; styles persistent; pedicels 3-8 mm, stout. Fl. Sep-Oct, fr. Nov-Dec, Mar.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 10 m tall. The leaf stalks are 19-30 cm long. The leaves have 5-7 leaflets. These are oblong and 10-22 cm long by 5-11 cm wide. The flowers are on several branches and in a group on stalks from a common point. They are produced below the leaves. The fruit is round and 4-5 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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OctNovDec
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OctNovDec
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on disturbed land and forests in wet valleys between 800-1,300 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are eaten with chilli sauce. They are also used in pickles.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Schefflera brevipedicellata world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:91972-1
WFO ID wfo-0000305705
COL ID 4V6QS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Schefflera polypyrena Schefflera brevipedicellata