Latin name:
Schefflera octophylla
Chinese name:
Genus:
Schefflera
Family:
Araliaceae
Growth Habit:
Arbor or shrub
Duration:
Multiperennial
Distribution:
South China, Japan, Vietnam, India.
Height:
The whole plant reaches 2 to 15m in height.
Leaf:
Coreacous leaflet, elliptical or nearly obovate, 7 to 17cm in length, 3 to 6cm in length, 7 to 10 pairs lateral nerve.
Flowers:
Umbel, composing a large panicle; fragrant flower.
Fruits:
Spherical, persistent style, maturated in the next year.
Blossom:
Nov. to Dec.
Comments:
Abuant in nectar; Root, cortex and leaf employed for rheum treatment.
Schefflera octophylla
Chinese name:
Genus:
Schefflera
Family:
Araliaceae
Growth Habit:
Arbor or shrub
Duration:
Multiperennial
Distribution:
South China, Japan, Vietnam, India.
Height:
The whole plant reaches 2 to 15m in height.
Leaf:
Coreacous leaflet, elliptical or nearly obovate, 7 to 17cm in length, 3 to 6cm in length, 7 to 10 pairs lateral nerve.
Flowers:
Umbel, composing a large panicle; fragrant flower.
Fruits:
Spherical, persistent style, maturated in the next year.
Blossom:
Nov. to Dec.
Comments:
Abuant in nectar; Root, cortex and leaf employed for rheum treatment.
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