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Schefflera stellata (Gaertn.) Baill., Hist. Pl. 7: 161 1879. (syn: Hedera terebinthinacea Vahl; Hedera vahlii Thwaites [Illegitimate]; Heptapleurum acutangulum Gaertn.; Heptapleurum stellatum Gaertn.; Paratropia terebinthinacea (Vahl) Arn.);
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Straggling shrubs. Leaves digitate; leaflets 3-5, 12 x 8 cm, obovate, apex emarginate or slightly obtuse; petiole 10-15 cm long, sheathing, petiolule to 5 cm. Panicles to 35 cm long; pedicels to 0.7 cm long; calyx tube united with ovary forming a rim; petals 7-8, 3 x 1.5 cm, triangular; stamens 7-8, filaments 1.5 mm; anthers 1.5 mm; ovary seated in the calyx cup; ovary 7-8 celled. Drupe globose. Flowering and fruiting: April-July
Along banks of streams in evergreen forests
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)|
.          ANMAY01 Schefflera stellata (Gaertn.) Baill. : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (9)
Family: Araliaceae nice details as always. one q: is it native? yes, it occurs naturally in the dry forests as well as wet forests in the south. Thanks, … Nice details comparable to …
Does its flowers smell has bad effect on asthama patients?
I do not think so. Any other images ? Yes …, more attached. Its from bangalore, my friend sent me. This looks like the Starry Schefflera [S. stellata]. Thank you very much … Looks like a good plant for butterflies n bees.
Schefflera stellata : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Found in Yelagiri hills of Eastern ghats.
buttress rooted tree FOR ID :: Pookode lake, Wayanad :: 13 NOV 19 : 11 posts by 5 authors. 3 images.
Pookode Lake Wayanad Date: November 13, 2019 … Altitude: about 770 m (2,530 ft) asl
… buttress rooted tree Dear friends,
A massive tree, with whorled leaves, hopefully sufficient to recognize. The local folks said it is rudraksha tree, but I do not think so. Leaves are of Schefflera, the tree is probably some other species Trunk reminds me of Ficus drupacea I saw at Periyar Tiger Reserve. In Munnar I saw Scheflera species liana creating confusion as to which leaves were of the host tree !!!
buttress could be many things including Pachira sp yes, there are several possibilities, so avoiding labelling any name for the tree. thats the best way Buttress seems to be that of Tetrameles nudiflora which is quite common in Pookode region of Wayanad. The leaves seem to be of Schefflera, probably straggling on the giant tree. The tree could be very much Elaeocarpus tuberculatus. The white blotches on bark and the local name suggests so. The leaves seen might be Ficus sp. or Schefflera Thanks very much … for the most possible ID. The local folks had said the tree was rudraksha. Thank you very much … for the most possible ID – Schefflera capitata for the whorl-leaved plant. However Schefflera capitata is a tree by habit as described in Biotik. Could it be some other species of Schefflera – which is vine by habit ? Because the buttress rooted tree is Rudraksha (Elaeocarpus sp.) as said by the local folks. Ok, thank you very much I have also taken the photograph of this tree during 2019 (October). I think I have also posted. .
May I request you to also check with
https://efloraofindia.com/2016/05/20/schefflera-stellata/ India Biodiversity Portal Biotik as per keys at Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3 By T. Pullaiah (2007- details with keys)
Heptapleurum stellatum Gaertn. syn : Schefflera stellata (Gaertn.) Baill. seems ro be the correct name !
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