NameThatPlant.net: Heptapleurum actinophyllum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Apiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heptapleurum actinophyllum FAMILY Araliaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schefflera actinophylla FAMILY Araliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Australian Umbrella Tree, Octopus Tree, Schefflera

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heptapleurum actinophyllum FAMILY Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schefflera actinophylla FAMILY Araliaceae

1337

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: In a wide variety of disturbed sites, invasive in hammocks, pine rocklands, pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Australia, New Guinea, Java

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Palmately compound: 7-16 leaflets
Alternate
Petioles 15-60cm long

FLOWER:
Fall
Red
7-18 petals, usually 12
Stamens same number as petals
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Purple
Drupe

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