Schefflera taiwaniana (Nakai) Kaneh.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Schefflera

Characteristics

Trees, to 2-4 m tall, probably andromonoecious. Petiole 10-25 cm; petiolules 1-3 cm; leaflets 4-9, narrowly ovate to narrowly oblong, (5-)10-15 × (1.5-)2.5-5 cm, papery, both surfaces glabrous, secondary veins 5-7 pairs, nearly obscure, base narrowly acute, margin entire, apex acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle of racemes, sparsely stellate pubescent, glabrescent; primary axis to 25(-30) cm; secondary axes often present only in basal portion of primary axis, to 10 cm; pedicels 5-6 mm. Calyx glabrous, inconspicuous 6-toothed. Ovary 6-carpellate; styles united into a column. Fruit globose, 5-7 mm in diam., style persistent, 1-2 mm. Fl. Aug-Oct, fr. Oct-Nov, Jan, Mar.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 2.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 3-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
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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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Schefflera taiwaniana unspecified picture

Distribution

Schefflera taiwaniana world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92406-1
WFO ID wfo-0000306379
COL ID 6Y7N3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Schefflera taiwaniana Agalma taiwanianum