✿Araliaceae · Schefflera
Octopus Tree
Schefflera actinophylla
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- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schefflera actinophylla
- Genus
- Schefflera
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia to Australia
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compoundrecordedLeaflets radiate outward from a single point, like fingers on a hand.“It has palmately compound medium green leaves in groups of seven leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Octopus Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Araliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded“It produces racemes up to 2 m (6.5 feet) long containing up to 1,000 small red flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“It produces racemes up to 2 m (6.5 feet) long containing up to 1,000 small red flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Octopus Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Araliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- অক্টোপাস গাছ
About Octopus Tree
A member of the Araliaceae family, Octopus tree (Schefflera actinophylla) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Araliaceae
Ginseng Or Aralia Or Ivy Family
Octopus Tree belongs to the Araliaceae family.
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