Schefflera stellata


S. India, Sri Lanka (as per WCSP)


Straggling shrubs. Leaves digitate; leaflets 3-5, 12 x 8 cm, obovate, apex emarginate or slightly obtuse; petiole 10-15 cm long, sheathing, petiolule to 5 cm. Panicles to 35 cm long; pedicels to 0.7 cm long; calyx tube united with ovary forming a rim; petals 7-8, 3 x 1.5 cm, triangular; stamens 7-8, filaments 1.5 mm; anthers 1.5 mm; ovary seated in the calyx cup; ovary 7-8 celled. Drupe globose.
Flowering and fruiting: April-July
Along banks of streams in evergreen forests
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)


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ANMAY01 Schefflera stellata (Gaertn.) Baill. : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (9)
Family: Araliaceae
Date: 15th May 2016
Place: Savandurga, Ramnagara District, Karnataka

Habit: Tree growing on rocks
Habitat: Scrub forest

JCB: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=453&cat=1
Biotik: http://biotik.org/india/species/s/schestel/schestel_en.html
nice details as always. one q: is it native?
yes, it occurs naturally in the dry forests as well as wet forests in the south.
Thanks, ... Nice details comparable to ...


 
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Saptparni? : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Is this tree Saptparni Alstonia scholaris?
Does its flowers smell has bad effect on asthama patients?

I do not think so. Any other images ?
Yes ..., more attached. Its from bangalore, my friend sent me.
Its just 8 feet tree with many branches.
This looks like the Starry Schefflera [S. stellata].
Thank you very much ...
Looks like a good plant for butterflies n bees.
Pl. also check with images of ... for this species at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/8TPUCanIg4s
 
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Schefflera stellata : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Found in Yelagiri hills of Eastern ghats.




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