Schefflera elata

Schefflera elata (Buch.-Ham.) Harms, in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 38 (1894) (syn: Agalma elatum (Buch.-Ham.) Seem.; Agalma griffithii Seem.; Hedera elata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Heptapleurum elatum (Buch.-Ham.) C.B.Clarke; Heptapleurum elatum var. griffithii (Seem.) C.B.Clarke; Schefflera bhutanica R.N.Banerjee; Sciodaphyllum elatum (Buch.-Ham.) Seem.);
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Himalaya to China (NW. & SE. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO (Heptapleurum griffithii (Seem.) ined.);
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C. B. Clarke ; leaflets near the panicle nearly entire oblong lanceolate glabrous not rugose above, petals glabrous or sparingly stellate woolly. Hedera elata, Ham. in Don Prodr. 187 ; DC. Prodr. iv. 264 ; Wall. Cat. 4914. Agalma elatum, Seem. Rev. Heder. 25.—Araliad sp. 6, Herb. Ind. Or. f. & T.
KUMAON to BHOTAN, alt. 5000-7000 ft., not uncommon ; Wallich, &c.
A tree 30-40 ft. Leaflets 4-7 by 1-2.1/2 in., broadest below the middle, in young trees but sparingly toothed or lobed ; petiolules often 1-2 in. Panicle 12-18 in., lower branches usually compound ; bracts very short, ovate, auriculate ; pedicels 1/2-3/4 in., glabrous pubescent or stellately woolly ; buds usually glabrous.
(Attributions: IBIS Flora (Flora of British India))
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SK 3664 09 December 2022: 8 very high res. images.
Location:Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Nepal
Altitude : 2066m.
Date: 05 December2022
Habitat : Wild
Schefflera elata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Harms ??


Yes, appears close to images at
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:551228-4


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SK 3699 13 March 2023 – Araliaceae: 6 very high res. images.

Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal
Date: 11 March 2023
Altitude: 1936m.
Habitat : Wild 
Schefflera elata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Harms ??


Yes, appears close to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2023/01/01/schefflera-elata/


 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  BSI Flora of India  Flora of China  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  JSTOR (Specimen) India Biodiversity Portal  IBIS Flora (Flora of British India)

Updated on December 23, 2024

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