Schefflera petelotii Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Schefflera

Characteristics

Shrubs, to 5 m tall, probably hermaphroditic. Petiole to 40 cm; petiolules 1.5-7 cm; leaflets 5 or 6, ovate or ovate-oblong, 11.5-35 × 8-15(-20) cm, leathery, abaxially sparsely stellate pubescent, adaxially glabrous, secondary veins 10-13 pairs, tertiary veins raised on both surfaces, base rounded, margin entire, minutely revolute, apex shortly caudate-acuminate, rarely obtuse. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of umbels, with dense, scattered, branched trichomes; primary axis 4-10 cm; secondary axes to 15 cm; pedicels 1.5-4 cm. Calyx glabrous to sparsely stellate pubescent, inconspicuously toothed. Ovary 5-carpellate; styles united into a very short column; disk slightly convex. Fruit unknown. Fl. Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Schefflera petelotii world distribution map, present in China, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92299-1
WFO ID wfo-0000306211
COL ID 6XVMF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Schefflera chinpingensis Schefflera petelotii