Schefflera fengii C.J.Tseng & G.Hoo

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Schefflera

Characteristics

Trees, to 15 m tall, probably andromonoecious. Petiole 6-30 cm; petiolules 1-6 cm; leaflets 5-7, oblong or elliptic to slightly obovate, 10-21(-27) × 3-9(-16) cm, leathery, abaxially densely yellow-brown stellate tomentose, epidermis obscured, adaxially sparsely stellate pubescent on veins or glabrous, secondary veins 8-12 pairs, tertiary veins slightly raised abaxially, distinctly impressed adaxially in dry material, base acute to nearly rounded, margin entire or with 1-4 small teeth apically, apex acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of umbels, densely light brown to ferruginous stellate pubescent, then sparsely so and grayish; primary axis to 15(-25) cm; secondary axes to ca. 20 cm; pedicels 2-3 mm at anthesis, expanding to 8 mm in fruit. Calyx inconspicuously 5-toothed, sparsely stellate pubescent. Ovary (4 or)5-carpellate; styles united into a column. Fruit globose, 3-4 mm in diam., 5-ribbed when dry, sparsely stellate pubescent to glabrous; styles persistent, 1.5-2 mm. Fl. Aug, fr. Oct-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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

Schefflera fengii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92082-1
WFO ID wfo-0000305877
COL ID 4V6VC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Schefflera fengii