Schefflera stellata (Gaertn.) Baill., Hist. Pl. 7: 161 1879. (syn: Hedera terebinthinacea Vahl; Hedera vahlii Thwaites [Illegitimate]; Heptapleurum acutangulum Gaertn.; Heptapleurum stellatum Gaertn.; Paratropia terebinthinacea (Vahl) Arn.); 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) 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 ... 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 Found in Yelagiri hills of Eastern ghats. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI India Biodiversity Portal Biotik Wikipedia Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3 By T. Pullaiah (2007- details with keys) |
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