✿Araliaceae · Schefflera
Ededdula / Starry Schefflera
Schefflera stellata
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- April-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schefflera stellata
- Genus
- Schefflera
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Mizoram, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (leaflets radiate from one point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ededdula itself; the rest are typical of the Araliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Araliaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- baddhele
- Malayalam
- Urumamkai, Kappamaram, Uramkai
- Tamil
- Pei Maratti
- Telugu
- ededdula, marri maamidi
About Ededdula
A member of the Araliaceae family, Starry Schefflera (Schefflera stellata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu and 19 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to June.
Botanical family
Araliaceae
Ginseng Or Aralia Or Ivy Family
Ededdula belongs to the Araliaceae family.
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