Schefflera metcalfiana Merr. ex H.L.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Schefflera

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, to 6 m tall, probably hermaphroditic. Petiole 13-22 cm; petiolules 1-4.5 cm; leaflets 12-16, ovate to ovate-elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 3-9 × 1.5-4.5 cm, papery or subleathery, both surfaces glabrous, secondary veins 5-8 pairs, more conspicuous abaxially, tertiary veins impressed adaxially in dry material, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, margin entire or with 2-4 sparse serrations, apex acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of racemes, yellowish gray stellate pubescent; primary axis to ca. 50 cm; secondary axes to ca. 60 cm; pedicels 4-6 mm. Calyx pubescent, 5-toothed. Ovary 5-carpellate; styles united into a column. Fl. Oct-Nov, fr. Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92213-1
WFO ID wfo-0000306085
COL ID 4V72Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Schefflera metcalfiana