Species

Schefflera arboricola

Etymology

Schefflera: Named in honuor of Jacob Christian Scheffler, an 18th-century German botanist who wrote about Asarum (wild ginger).

Authority

Schefflera arboricola (Hayata ) Merr.

Family

Araliaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Reason For Introduction
Horticultural.

Life Cycle Comments
Shrub or small tree

Reproduction
Exclusively by seed

Seed
Fleshy, red-fruits suited to bird dispersal

Dispersal
Bird dispersed and by gravity

This page last updated on 27 Feb 2010