Schefflera wallichiana (Wight & Arn.) Harms, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 38 1894. (syn: Aralia wallichiana (Wight & Arn.) D.Dietr.; Heptapleurum wallichianum (Wight & Arn.) Seem.; Paratropia wallichiana Wight & Arn.); . . Trees; upto 12 m; bark 5-8 mm thick, surface grey, rough; branchlets 2 cm thick. Leaves digitately, compound, alternate, stipulate;. stipules adnate within the petiole, 1.5 cm broad, hyaline; rachis 17-37 cm long, stout, cylindric, glabrous, sheathing at base; petiolule 4-6.5 cm long, whorled, stout; leaflets 5-8, 14-24 x 5-8 cm, oblong or ovate, base subcordate, truncate or round; apex obtusely acuminate or acute; margin entire, coriaceous, glabrous; lateral nerves 10-21 pairs, very slender, nearly horizontal; intercostae obscure. Flowers bisexual, pale green, 6-8 mm across, 12-20 together in umbels on elongate racemes arranged in panicles on short axis; pedicel 7 mm long; calyx truncate; petals 5, valvate, cohering in a cap which is raised by stamens; stamens 5; ovary inferior, syncarpus, cells as many as petals; style absent; stigma sessile. Fruit a berry, 5-6 mm across, globose, 5 angled, crowned with disc; pyrenes 5, 1-seeded. Flowering and fruiting: April-May Evergreen forests South India and Sri Lanka (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) . India: Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu (Attributions- Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council from India Biodiversity Portal) .
Northeast Tour 2017::Small tree for id from Cherrapunji : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) It definitely is Araliaceae. But as of now am uncertain about its correct identity. Pl. check Schefflera species (as per images herein) in particular Schefflera venulosa (Wight & Arn.) Harms I am tempted to go with S. wallichiana. Kindly check the attached literature photos As I could not record close pics, exact identification is not easy. I can only say, this does not look like Schefflera venulosa to me..and I cannot see the pics/references by … in support of S. wallichiana, it will be good if they are shared again.. I will also like to go with … for Schefflera wallichiana as per the following: .      161-TSP-ID-04FEB2018-1: A tree near Chikmagalur for ID assistance. : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Kindly examine and identify this Tree…Could this be a Schefflera sp……? Habit: A medium sized tree. Habitat: Wild,Evergreen forest Sighting: Near Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1000 msl Date: 24-03-2016 and 25-03-2016 Appears so. Pl. check /species/a—l/ar/araliaceae/schefflera It looks like Schefflera roxburghii of Araliaceae; reasons- leaflets 5-7, coriaceous, apex acute, margin entire; flowers pale yellow in umbellate cymes that are on terminal branched panicles it is definitely Schefflera, species may be different Might be Schefflera sp. Schefflera wallichiana (Wight & Arn.) Harms ?? Appears close to images at S. capitata (Wight & Arn.) Harms as per Biotik. I think it will be Schefflera wallichiana (Wight & Arn.) Harms, as per images and details herein and as per keys in Flora of Peninsular India. .
Habitat: wild moisture, shady rocky misty hill, rooted in rock crack Plant habit: rock tree, erect branches, hard stem 35 inches base circumference, rough silver bark Height: 06 meters Leaves: alternate, palmate up to 09 leaflets, leaflets elliptic, acute, simple glossy size upto:18×9cm Flower: axillary panicle racemose, clustered, diameter:12mm, greenish, good fragrance Fruit: berry globular green into black diameter:08mm, edible li Seed: brown 04 nos., compressed pear shape, size:03×2mm Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x Pl. check Thank you very much for sharing the link. It is very close to Schefflera capitata, Schefflera racemosa (Wight) Harms ?? It is more close to S. capitata. Please check collage: left is S. capitata at EFI and right is of mine, Please check the number of leaflets. I have no idea ! Yes, it is 09 in number, I think it will be Schefflera wallichiana (Wight & Arn.) Harms, as per images and details herein and as per keys in Flora of Peninsular India. … also suggested that ‘wavy margin of leaf indicates that this could be S. racemosa Ok, thanks for the clarification, . References: |
Schefflera wallichiana
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