Schefflera arboricola
(Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Minature Umbrella Tree)
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FAMILY |
Araliaceae |
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Species |
Schefflera arboricola |
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Common name |
Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Minature Umbrella Tree |
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Flower colour; life form |
Green-white; shrub |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
This relative of the umbrella tree is a shrub to about 2 m high but can sometimes be found climbing over other trees and shrubs. Leaves are compound with about 7-11 glossy green leaflets arising from the same point like spokes in a wheel, each to 11 cm long. Flowers in terminal panicles bearing small clusters or umbels, greenish to white. Fruit a purple berry when ripe.