Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 36 1894. (syn: Aralia longipes W.Bull; Brassaia actinophylla Endl.; Brassaia singaporensis Ridl.); . Bahamas; Bangladesh; Bermuda; Canary Is.; Christmas I.; Dominican Republic; Florida; Haiti; Hawaii; Leeward Is.; New Guinea; Nicobar Is.; Norfolk Is.; Northern Territory; Puerto Rico; Queensland; Society Is. as per Catalogue of Life; . Octopus Tree, Queensland Umbrella Tree, Brassaia; .    Sterculiaceae tree for id 200411MK1: Please help to id this tree planted as ornamental in a private property at Coimbatore city of Tamilnadu. Taken in low light and hence the poor picture. Is this any Sterculia sp.? Date/Time- 15-04-2011 / 06:00 AM – It belongs to Araliaceae. It commonly cultivated in the Gardens of Balgalore – This is Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms. Syn. Brassaia actinophylla Endl. – Octopus Tree – Also Queensland Umbrella tree, isn’t it? – Isn’t it called as Australian umbrella tree?
SYMBIOSIS: Attaching an image of a Common Mime butterfly on the flower of Bottlebrush. I have recorded 10 situations of symbiosis with Common Mime. The score of Bottlebrush is 13 butterflies..
Tree identification- tree with floppy leaves: … most probably the umbrella tree, native of Australia… Schefflera actinophylla syn. Brassaia actinophylla (family: Araliaceae).
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Bagalore – RA – Schefflera Actinophylla – Octopus Tree: Octopus Tree is an erect shrub or small tree growing up to 12 m tall. The tree grows with multiple trunks, each topped with a small crown of large showy leaves. The compound leaves form an umbrella shaped rosette which gives the tree the common name Umbrella Tree. The flowers of this tree are even more amazing than the tree. Ten to fifteen long stalks of bright red flowers appear right on top of the tree. These racemes can be up to 2 m long. The flowers are followed by round dark berries. Many people grow Octopus Tree as a house plant where it stays in a small, rarely exceeding a couple feet in height, and never blooming. This tree has become one of the most popular of indoor house plants. It is native to northern Australia and southeastern New Guinea. Ref. Flowers of India Thanks for sharing this tree in flowering phase.
Australian Umbrella (Schefflera actinophylla) from Versova, Mumbai : Attachments (4). 9 posts by 6 authors. Sharing few photographs of Australian Umbrella Tree. Botanical Name: Schefflera actinophylla Location: Versova (Andheri) -Mumbai Date/Time: 19-04-2013 / 09:00AM Yes, it is Schefflera actinophylla from Araliaceae family !! Yes, waiting eagerly for the fruits. I haven’t seen them before. Yes a popular ornamental. Dark green beautiful foliage and the inflorescence are lovely Also known as Octopus tree One tree is also planted in Forest Research Institute Dehradun behind main building. They call it “Trayodashparni” based on 13 leaflets in leaves. Yes … I had seen that beautiful tree from FRI, Deharadun way back in 2009. I m posting that photo here.
Thanks for sharing these nice pics … Thanks … and yes, I forgot to mention the location.The photos were taken at Versova, Mumbai in last month (May’13).
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SYMBIOSIS : 772 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Attaching an image of a White Eye on the flowers of Schefflera actinophylla (UMBRELLA TREE).
TSPDEC2015-13-186: Images of Schefflera actinophylla (Araliaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6) It is my pleasure to share few images of Schefflera actinophylla (Araliaceae) Habit: Tree Habitat: Cultivated Sighting: Tiptur, Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl Date: 18-05-2014, 20-02-2015, 22-02-2015 and 03-04-2015
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Fwd: RABINDRA SANGIT : BEE – 7 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) Here is translation of another song by Rabindranath Tagore (translated by Rumela Semgupta). This flower is of Schefflera actinophylla (UMBRELLA TREE)   For ID 160408 AJV – indiantreepix | Google Groups Fwd: Images of flora for Identification – 1st LOT – efloraofindia | Google Groups     For Id 110608JM : 4 images. On 8/6/08 at NTR Gardens, Hyderabad, AP. Seems to be a decorative tree with beautiful foliage.     Uploading photographs of woody plant displayed in Delhi University Flower show on 25 February, 2011. – Is it Schefflera actinophylla ? – Yes .., I think you are right – I would have been happy to photograph this threatened species endemic to Ganjam district, but I am afraid S. roxburghii has much longer petioles and petiolules and the flowers are white or greenish white. – Schefflera venulosa var. venulosa and var. roxburghii, both are Jharkhand and I have seen one of them here in Uttarakhand and then Chattishgarh too and during my recent trip to south too.. Dont know the difference between them. Earlier var. roxburghii was actually a different species, S. roxburghii, and it is reported in the Flora of Madras Presidency. – Kew List recognises S. roxburghii as recognised species with Schefflera venulosa var. roxburghii (Gamble) K.K.Khanna as its synonym. I read that it is listed as threatened species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schefflera_roxburghii – So both Schefflera venulosa and S. roxburghii are accepted and both are found. Please recheck your link, it shows LEAST CONCERNED and not Threatened!! . Revisiting Schefflera sp. 130311GS1 for ID from Delhi:
Fwd: SCHEFFLERA ACTINOPHYLLA : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Schefflera actinophylla (UMBRELLA TREE/ OCTOPUS TREE). I saw this tree for the first time in Bangalore in 1994 and the flowers impressed me. In 1997 I got some saplings of this plant from Bangalore and put it in our garden. We saw the flowers of that tree in 2005. This tree can be propagated easily by cuttings. I put number of plants in different institutes at Cooch Behar and they are doing well. The flowers attract butterflies, sun birds and bees.
Fwd: OBSERVATION: PREFERENCE OF FLOWERS BY BEE : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) I am working on symbiosis (flowers/ butterflies/ bee) for more than ten years. I find bees prefer flowers of Schefflera actinophylla (UMBRELLA TREE/ OCTOPUS TREE) over other flowers. At present the following plants are in bloom in the area of my observation, ( a ) Saraca asoca (ASHOK) ( b ) Schefflera actinophylla ( c ) Clerodendrum speciosum ( d ) Santalum album (CHANDAN) ( e ) Aerides odorata (Orchid) ( f ) Lagerstroemia indica (CRAPE MYRTLE) But I find bees are visiting flowers of Schefflera actinophylla in large number but the other flowers have hardly any visitor. Attaching five collages of the event. here is some evidence that some constituents of the nectar like nicotine like or caffeine like substances make the honey bee remember a plant for up to three days. there are scientific papers, but here is a news item i can get on the net to read in toto i thought you may like to know. Another buzz for bees Blooms are more memorable when their nectar contains caffeine MAR 24, 2013 — 1:00 PM EST https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/another-buzz-bees or such chemical compound, but have not made any headway yet. but most plants that make such compounds put them first in the roots or leaves, so to save them from being eaten, because they are then bitter. some bitter nectar makes the bees fly off and search for another flower on the same tree, hoping to find sweet only nectar. that’s the theory. Interesting conundrum. . Fwd: COMMON CROW WITH SPREAD WINGS : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Attaching an image of Crimson Sun bird visiting flowers of Schefflera actinophylla (UMBREIIL TREE)
SYMBIOSIS : 1222 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Red vented Bulbul visiting flowers of Scefflera actinophylla. (UMBRELLA TREE)
SYMBIOSIS : 1282 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of bee visiting flowers of Schefflera actinophylla (UMBRELLA TREE).
SYMBIOSIS : 1285 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Common Sailer visiting flowers of Scefflera actinophylla (UMBRELLA TREE/ OCTOPUS TREE) . Identification of tree- 240822GS1: 3 high res. images. I am also with … Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms Umbrella tree yes Sir, it was in Sundar Nursery, a mid sized tree or kind of shrub Agree . Didn’t realise the name was changed to HEPTAPLEURUM ACTINOPHYLLUM. Have updated all my pics to show old and new name. . SK 3711 01 April 2023: 3 very high res. images Location: The Oberoi, Bengaluru, India Date: 25 March 2023 Altitude: 940m. Habitat : Cultivated Schefflera ID ?? Heptapleurum actinophyllum Yes Yes, as per images at
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