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Heptapleurum arboricola Hayata
Family Name: | Araliaceae |
Synonyms: | Schefflera arboricola (Hayata) Merr. |
Common Name: | Dwarf Umbrella-Tree, Umbrella Shrub, Star Leaf, Hawaiian Elf Schefflera, Hawaiian Elf |
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Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
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Plant Growth Form | Shrub |
Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Maximum Height | 4 m |
Biogeography
Native Distribution | Taiwan |
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Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Local Conservation Status | Non-native |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | Evergreen shrub, sometimes climber, able to grow up to 4 m tall. |
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Foliage | Leaves are subleathery, palmately compound, each leaf containing 7 - 9(or 10) leaflets, obovate-oblong to oblong or elliptic in shape and measuring 6 - 10(-12) cm long and 1.5 - 3.5(-4.5) cm wide. Leaf blade has glabrous surfaces on both sides, base cuneate, apex obtuse or abruptly acute, margin entire. |
Flowers | Red tiny flowers borne in a panicle of umbels, located on the stem terminal. |
Fruit | Fruit is an orange drupe which becomes black upon maturity. Fruit is subglobose, about 5 mm in diameter, 5- or 6-ribbed when dry. |
Etymology | Genus Schefflera honors 18th century botanist J. C. Scheffler who was from Danzig, Germany. Species arboricola means "living on trees" |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Foliage |
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Landscape Uses | Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Semi-Shade, Full Sun |
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Water Preference | Moderate Water |
Rootzone Tolerance | Easy to Grow, Drought Tolerant, Well-Drained Soils |
Foliar
Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
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Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio | 4.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Dicot) |
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Others
Master ID | 1139 |
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Species ID | 2432 |
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