Schefflera elliptica (Schefflera elliptica)
Description
It is a woody climber or straggling shrub, up to 10 m tall. Foliage: Its alternate, stalked, palmate leaves have 4-7 leaflets that are 6-18 by 2.5-10 cm. Flowers: Its greenish flowers are arranged in a 10-flowered cluster. Fruits: Its fruits are round to egg-shaped, ripening from yellow or orange to black. It grows in lowland and hill forests or scrub, limestone hills, mangrove forests or scrub, limestone hills, mangrove and secondary forests up to 2,500 m altitude. It also grows along coasts and rivers.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Apiales
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Family: Araliaceae
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Genus: Schefflera
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