Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin

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Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Schefflera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 16-17.35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 16.0 - 17.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Widespread in the wet forests of tropical America, it is frequently found in upland forests and in old open woodlands. In Peru, it is common on the savannah margins. It prefers open forests with abundant light.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal ornamental seasoning timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ache(Back) (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Burn (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Sciatica (unspecified), Tonic (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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Schefflera morototoni habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Schefflera morototoni habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Schefflera morototoni leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Schefflera morototoni leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Schefflera morototoni leaf picture by Diones Diones (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Schefflera morototoni flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Schefflera morototoni fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Schefflera morototoni fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Schefflera morototoni world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Schefflera morototoni threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:914555-1
WFO ID wfo-0000306111
COL ID 4V73N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630610
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Panax undulatus Panax chrysophyllus Panax morototoni Panax speciosus Schefflera splendens Sciodaphyllum paniculatum Aralia micans Didymopanax micans Didymopanax morototoni Didymopanax poeppigii Didymopanax calophyllus Didymopanax chrysophyllus Didymopanax speciosus Didymopanax splendens Didymopanax splendidus Didymopanax undulatus Panax undalata Panax spinosus Oreopanax morototoni Schefflera morototoni var. morototoni Schefflera morototoni var. sessiliflorus Didymopanax morototoni var. poeppigii Didymopanax morototoni var. sessiliflorus Panax splendens Schefflera morototoni var. sessiliflora Schefflera morototoni